Washington – The U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit ends Thursday, after several forums that addressed the impact of U.S.-African cooperation.
One of the highlights of the agenda, provided by the organization, will be the Summit of Heads of State, which will discuss strategic partnerships for Agenda 2063, that is, the planning of the African Union.
The agenda also includes other thematic panels, which will address the topics “Multilateral Partnerships with Africa to Meet Global Challenges” and “Promoting Food Security and Food Systems Resilience.
Also scheduled for today are two press conferences, with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves, the latter to discuss the results of the Business Forum held Wednesday.
The forum took place on the second day of the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit, which began Tuesday (13) in Washington, D.C., with the participation of more than 49 African heads of state and influential U.S. and African businesspersons.
The initiative, which counts on the participation of the Angolan Head of State, João Lourenço, is an initiative of the US President Joe Biden.
On the table have been issues that mark the world today, such as peacekeeping, good governance, democracy and security, climate change, energy and food security.
At this summit, the US seeks better responses to meet the challenges of Africans in the areas of sustainable health and conservation, climate adaptation and energy transition, inclusive community growth, and information technology.
During the first two days, several events were held, most notably the Youth Forum and the Eximbank Annual Congress, which had more than 100 participants.
On Wednesday, the Business Forum took place, a meeting in which the President of Angola intervened in the panel related to the theme “Building a Sustainable Future: Partnerships to Finance African Infrastructure and Energy Transition”.
In his speech, João Lourenço talked about Angola’s investments in the energy field, having assured that the country depends less and on energy production from thermal power plants.
The Head of State said that the country is partially abandoning polluting production sources and is investing heavily in hydroelectric energy.
Source: Angola Press News Agency