At the mid-year meeting, Kenya’s Ruto advocates for a stronger, more financially independent A.U.
At the fifth Mid-Year coordination conference of the African Union, which took place on Sunday, July 16, African leaders gathered in Gigiri, Nairobi County. Among other things, the summit sought to resolve important problems with African integration and labor distribution. The President of Kenya presided over the meeting. William Ruto demanded that the AU be reformed with an emphasis on the organization's financial independence. The leader declared, "The pan-African movement has always been about sovereignty and agency. "First and foremost, chronic reliance, even on well-intentioned partners, is at odds with the desire for autonomy, self-determination, and agency. And because of…
