Africa: Rachel Ruto Rallies Africa’s Leaders to Prioritize Clean Cooking At Africa Climate Summit

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia — First Lady, Rachel Ruto, has called for urgent, decisive action to close Africa’s $4 billion annual financing gap for clean cooking, describing it as “the smartest investment we can make in humanity.”

Speaking during a high-level side event at the Africa Climate Summit (ACS2) in Addis Ababa, the First Lady warned that nearly one billion people in sub-Saharan Africa still rely on firewood and charcoal, exposing families to toxic smoke that claims over 800,000 lives…