The US-Africa Leaders Summit will deepen the United States of America’s partnerships with Nigeria and other African countries, the US embassy in Nigeria has said.
President Joe Biden has invited 49 African heads of state and the head of the African Union to Washington, DC, for the three-day summit that will be held between December 13 and 15.
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.
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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.
