Ruto arrives in France for G7 Summit, to push Africa's case for financial reform

The President has been invited by French President Emmanuel Macron, who is assuming the presidency of the summit of the world's seven advanced economies and democracies, to participate in the high-level meeting.

The President, who is accompanied by First Lady Rachel Ruto and Prime Cabinet Secretary and Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi, joins world leaders in discussions on key global issues including the economy, international trade, climate action, security and artificial intelligence.

The guest list includes Presidents Emmanuel Macron and Donald Trump (United States), Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.

Others are Prime Ministers Giorgia Meloni (Italy), Shigeru Ishiba (Japan) and Keir Starmer (Britain), as well as European Union representatives António Costa (President of the European Council) and Ursula von der Leyen (President of the European Commission).

President Ruto is expected to use the G7 platform to push for reforms of the global financial system, advocating for easier access to credit at scale for African nations.

He is also set to champion stronger partnerships between Africa and the world's major economies, particularly on trade, infrastructure development, energy, climate resilience and innovation.