Strasbourg 21.11.2023 Addressing the European Parliament today President of Kenya William Ruto urged for new forms of cooperation with Africa. President William Ruto called for enforced international cooperation to fight climate change, combat poverty and resolve conflicts.

During a formal sitting in Strasbourg, President Ruto demanded new frames for cooperation between the EU and Africa based on mutually beneficial platforms. “Europe has been an ally and partner to Africa for many years,” the Kanya’s leader underlined.

Rising living costs, fiscal strain, and irregular migration are impacting international solidarity, the president said, and the only solution lies in co-operation, addressing the problems together with African people. President Ruto also reminded that world leaders, including Africa’s, must remain alert to the risk of tensions and disagreements escalating rapidly and with dramatic consequences.

President Ruto has focused attention on the challenges caused by climate change, making everyone equal “in the face of a shared global challenge, transcending all divides North-South, East-West, developed and developing.”

It is increasingly obvious that the international political structures established in the XX-th century are no longer up to the level of challenges, he said, calling for a fundamental redefinition of international cooperation that would move beyond arrangements that perpetuate cycles of indebtedness and dependence.

Anna van Densky from Strasbourg