‘US-Africa leaders’ summit to build and expand vital political, economic, and strategic partnerships, amongst other benefits’

From December 13 to December 15, President Joe Biden has invited 49 African heads of state and the head of the African Union to Washington, DC, for a three-day summit.

The US-Africa Leaders Summit aims at deepening  partnerships between the United States of America’s with Nigeria and other African countries

The embassy said the goal of the summit was 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.

It said the summit’s agenda would include increasing sustainable food production, strengthening health systems, providing humanitarian assistance, responding to the climate crisis, reinforcing democracy and human rights, boosting US-African trade, advancing peace and security, and even enhancing space research and cooperation.

The embassy stated that Biden believed that US collaboration with African leaders, as well as civil society, business, the diaspora, women, and youth leaders, was essential to addressing these shared challenges.

The US Ambassador to Nigeria, Mary Beth Leonard, said the upcoming summit would present opportunities to deepen US-Nigeria bilateral ties on multiple levels.

“We look forward not only to the Nigerian government’s robust participation in the summit, but also to hearing the views of all stakeholders in Nigeria’s promising future, including independent voices from the private sector, civil society, young people, women, and all those who are working to build a strong and inclusive democracy,” she said.

(Daily Trust)