African leaders have renewed calls for urgent and coordinated action to address the continent's escalating environmental challenges during the 20th Ordinary Session of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN), currently underway in Nairobi.
The high-level forum, attended by ministers and delegates from 33 African countries alongside United Nations agencies and international organisations, marks a key milestone in the continent's four-decade journey of environmental policy development.
It also provides a crucial opportunity for African countries to refine their unified voice in global environmental negotiations.
Speaking during the ministerial session in Gigiri, the Prime Cabinet Secretary, Musalia Mudavadi, underscored the significance of the gathering. "This gathering provides a vital forum for shaping Africa's coordinated engagement in upcoming global platforms, including COP30, the Global Plastics Treaty negotiations, and the United Nations Environment Assembly," he said.
