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Ruto: Unite Africa through a common digital market

President William Ruto and Burundi’s Evariste Ndayishimiye during the 24th Comesa Summit of Heads of State and Government at KICC in Nairobi, on October 9, 2025. [PCS]

President William Ruto is advocating for the adoption of a single digital market within the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa), aimed at boosting the region’s global competitiveness.

As part of this vision, he is pushing for the integration of cross-border digital payment platforms, one of the key pillars he believes will revolutionise trade across member states.

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