[PHOTOS] Ruto lands in Tanzania for EAC climate change summit

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Other Presidents present included Presidents Samia Suluhu Hassan (Tanzania) and Évariste Ndayishimiye (Burundi) among others.

by PERPETUA ETYANG

23 November 2023 - 20:04

President William Ruto arrives in Arusha, Tanzania to attend the EAC High-Level Panel on Climate Change in Arusha, Tanzania on November 23, 2023.
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President William Ruto on Thursday evening arrived in Arusha, Tanzania for a regional summit on climate change.

The President is in Tanzania for the East Africa Community (EAC) High-Level Panel on Climate Change and Food Security.

Other Presidents attending the meeting include host President Samia Suluhu Hassan and Évariste Ndayishimiye of Burundi among others.

President William Ruto arrives in Arusha, Tanzania to attend the EAC High-Level Panel on Climate Change in Arusha, Tanzania on November 23, 2023.
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Heads of State and other delegates attending the EAC High-Level Panel on Climate Change in Arusha, Tanzania on November 23, 2023.
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President Ruto has been at the forefront in fighting for a change in climate change financing to help middle income countries better fight the environmental crisis largely caused by rich nations.

Given his unwavering push for this, Ruto made it to the inaugural TIME100 Climate list of change-makers in climate action.

The Head of State was placed in the Defenders category of the list.

President William Ruto and Tanzania President Samia Suluhu during the EAC High-Level Panel on Climate Change in Arusha, Tanzania on November 23, 2023.
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Dignitaries listening during the EAC High-Level Panel on Climate Change in Arusha, Tanzania on November 23, 2023.
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President William Ruto and Tanzania President Samia Suluhu during the EAC High-Level Panel on Climate Change in Arusha, Tanzania on November 23, 2023.
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