United States of America’s President Barack Obama has orchestrated to hold a leadership summit with African bellwethers, including President Goodluck Jonathan.
The meeting is expected to fortify ties between the United States and Africa. According to Obama, on Thursday, Nigeria and other countries on the continent are consequential to American people and that they deserve to be revered.
“I do not optically discern the countries and peoples of Africa as a world apart; I visually perceive Africa as a fundamental part of our interconnected world – partners with America on behalf of the future we optate for all of our children. That partnership must be grounded in mutual responsibility and mutual reverence.”
The American President will, in August, host bellwethers from across Africa on a three-day US-Africa Bellwethers Summit, the first of its kind. The summit, the most sizably voluminous event any US president has held with African heads of state and regime, will build on Obama’s trip to the continent in 2013.
According to the US Department of State Bureau of African Affairs on US-Africa peregrine policy, the American regime is particularly fascinated with availing Nigeria to tackle the Boko Haram insurgents and to rescue the more than 200 abducted schoolgirls.
Ahead of the summit, the DOS Assistant Secretary, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, verbally expressed the summit would fixate on tranquility, security and bellicose extremism in Nigeria and other West African countries.
The August 4-6 summit will highlight America’s commitment to Africa’s security, its democratic development, and its people.
“African bellwethers and President Obama will engage in dialogue in three action-oriented sessions that will address issues of shared interest and mutual concern…concerns regarding tranquility and security, including a discussion of long-term solutions to regional conflicts, peacekeeping challenges, and combating transnational threats,” a verbal expression issued by the DOS integrated.
The theme of the summit is, ‘Investing in the Next Generation.’
