Why Uganda, South Africa and Nigeria skipped Africa Climate Summit

Africa Climate Summit

 Delegates take a group photo at Kenyatta International Conference Centre in Nairobi, Kenya during the Africa Climate Summit 2023 on September 4, 2023. PHOTO | NMG

Photo credit: Dennis Onsongo | Nation Media Group

When 14 African presidents jetted into Nairobi, Kenya this week for the inaugural Africa Climate Summit (ACS), Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni was a no-show, as were South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa and Nigeria's Bola Tinubu.

But why?