
BUHARI AND 48 OTHERS TO ATTEND THE US-AFRICA LEADERS SUMMIT
DAMILOLA LAWRENCE
49 African heads of state and the leader of the African Union have been invited to a three-day US-Africa Leaders Summit by US President Joe Biden.
The summit will take place in Washington, DC, the US capital, from December 13th to15th 2022. this was stated in a press release on Thursday.
According to the statement, Biden believes that U.S. collaboration with African leaders, as well as civil society, business, diaspora, women, and youth leaders, is essential to addressing these shared challenges.
The goal of this historic summit will be to build and expand vital political, economic, and strategic partnerships, as well as people-to-people dialogue, based on mutual interests and shared priorities in Africa.
The statement noted, “The summit’s agenda will be packed, including increasing sustainable food production, strengthening health systems, providing humanitarian assistance, responding to the climate crisis, reinforcing democracy and human rights, boosting U.S.-African trade, advancing peace and security, and even enhancing space research and cooperation.”
According to U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria Mary Leonard, the upcoming summit presents opportunities to deepen U.S.-Nigeria bilateral ties on multiple levels.
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