The Standard Group Plc is a
multi-media organization with investments in media platforms spanning newspaper
print operations, television, radio broadcasting, digital and online services. The
Standard Group is recognized as a leading multi-media house in Kenya with a key
influence in matters of national and international interest.
President William Ruto and African Heads of State and government during the Second Africa Climate Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, On September 8, 2025. [PCS]
Africa is trapped in a vicious cycle. It faces escalating climate disasters but spends more on debt repayment than on protecting its people.
In 2023, African nations paid over $70 billion in debt servicing—money that could have built climate-resilient infrastructure, expanded renewable energy, and funded adaptation projects. Instead, countries borrowed even more to survive crises they did not create.
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