[PHOTOS] Ruto, Musalia at G20 CwA conference

Prime cabinet secretary Musalia Mudavadi joined other heads of state Monday for the for the G20 Compact with Africa (CwA) conference.

The meeting held in Berlin brought together heads of state from 13 African countries.

The conference hosted by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz was aimed at bolstering private investment in the world's fast-growing, continent.

The CwA initiative was launched in 2017 under the German G20 presidency.

President William Ruto also participated in the conference.

Transport cabinet secretary Kipchumba Murkomen is among those who accompanied the head of state.

The gathering is part of the German government's commitment to supporting African countries in making economic gains as European countries underscore their renewed interest in investing in Africa.

Initially, there were a total of 12 Compact members which are Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Morocco, Rwanda, Senegal, Togo and Tunisia.

Democratic Republic of the Congo recently joined as the 13th member with other reform-oriented states showing their interest in joining it.

Angola, Kenya and Zambia will therefore be sitting at the table at the CwA Conference in Berlin.