Nairobi (Kenya), May 7, 2024 (SPS) - Mr. Baba Ahmed Mohamed Yehdih Afdid, Minister of Economic Development, arrived Tuesday in the Kenyan capital Nairobi to take part in the Africa Fertilizer and Soil Health Summit organized jointly by the Republic of Kenya and the African Union Commission.
The summit is expected to bring together African heads of state, senior government officials, leading policymakers, private sector actors, and civil society organizations. Other participants will include representatives of farmers' organizations, development agencies, including NGOs, scientists, and representatives of leading donor organizations.
The Sahrawi Republic is participating with a high-level delegation led by Prime Minister Mr. Bushraya Hamoudi Beyoun, accompanied by Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mohamed Sidiati, Minister of Development Mr. Baba Ahmed Mohamed Yehdih Afdidi, Permanent Ambassador to the African Union, Mr. Lamine Baali, Ambassador of the Sahrawi Republic to the Republic of Kenya, Mr. Mohamed Limam Mohamed Ali, and First Secretary of the Embassy of the Sahrawi Republic in the Republic of Kenya, Mr. Ala Sidahmed Omar.
It should be recalled that the Fertilizer and Soil Health Summit is one of the largest forums on soil health on the continent, held this year under the leadership of President William Ruto. Kenya has become the second African Union member state to host the summit since the 2006 Abuja Summit on Fertilizer and Soil Health in Africa.
The three-day summit will culminate in a high-level presidential summit with the signing of the Nairobi Declaration on African Fertilizer and Soil Health, a 10-year action plan, a Soil Initiative for Africa document, and a mechanism to finance the action plan.
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