Kenya hosts inaugural Africa Climate Summit
Delegates walk outside the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) in Nairobi, Kenya, Tuesday Sept. 5, 2023, during the Africa Climate Summit. The summit’s opening speeches included clear calls to reform the global financial structures that have left African nations paying about five times more to borrow money than others, worsening the debt crisis for many.
Heads of state, experts and climate activists from around Africa and the world arrived in Kenya’s capital Nairobi this week for the inaugural Africa Climate Summit. Climate financing and sustainable development in Africa are at the top of this summit’s agenda. And, a huge auto show in Munich this week has put China’s growing dominance in electric cars on display. About 41% of exhibitors at this year’s event are headquartered in Asia. Also, we remember former New Mexico governor and UN ambassador Bill Richardson, who played a key role in winning the release of dozens of US citizens held abroad. Richardson died in his sleep on Friday, at age 75. Plus, what’s it like to be pregnant in Russia?