Tuesday, 09 September

Africa Climate Summit 2025: Samira Bawumia joins high-level session with African leaders in Ethiopia

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Mrs Samira Bawumia

Samira Bawumia, wife of former Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia, was at the second edition of the Africa Climate Summit (ACS) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. 

The high-level session was co-organised by the Children's Investment Fund Foundation (CIIF), UK International Development, Africa Climate and Energy Nexus, fsdAfrica and Enabel. It was themed: 'Financing Clean Cooking: From Pilots to Decisive Delivery'.

| Samira Bawumia shakes hands with Kenyan President William Ruto

In attendance were several notable leaders, including the First Lady of Kenya, Rachel Ruto; UK Climate Envoy, Rachel Kyte; Vice President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Mamo Mihretu; Chairman of the Presidential Initiative on Climate Change, Renewable Energy & Food Security, Republic of Sierra Leone, Kandeh Yumkella; Deputy Executive Director, IEA, Mary Warlick; and National Director of Energy at the Ministry of Mineral Resources and Energy (MIREME) of Mozambique, Ms Marcelina Mataveia. 

The ACS is a biennial summit co-hosted by the African Union Commission and various African states as a platform to advance Africa's climate goals and sustainable development priorities.

Source: classfmonline.com