Luanda: Five days before the 17th US-Africa Business Summit, which Luanda will host from June 22 to 25, several confirmations registered for the event are being announced, including heads of state and government from the continent and members of the US State Department.
According to Angola Press News Agency, the presidents of Zambia, Hakainde Hichilema, Namibia, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, Ethiopia, Taye Selassie, Equatorial Guinea, Teodoro Obiang Nguema, Gabon, Brice Nguema, Botswana, Duma Boko, and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), F©lix Tshisekedi, as well as the host head of state, Joo Louren§o, have confirmed their attendance.
The Vice President of Tanzania, Philip Mpango, and the Prime Ministers of Algeria, Nadir Larbaoui, Burundi, Gervais Ndirakobuca, the Kingdom of Eswatini, Russel Dlamini, and the Kingdom of Lesotho, Ntsokoane Matekane, are also confirmed to participate in the summit.
On the US side, the delegation will include senior State Department officials such as Troy Frittel, responsible for African affairs, Massad Boulos, senior advisor for Africa, Thomas Hardy, director of the Trade and Development Agency, Constance Hamilton, representative of the Department of Commerce, Conor Coleman, representative of the International Development Finance Corporation, and the vice president of Exim Bank, James Burrows.
Organized by the Corporate Council on Africa, in partnership with the Angolan government, the summit will be held under the theme 'Paths to Prosperity' and is expected to bring together 1,500 participants, including businesspeople and government officials, in the country's capital.
Over four days, topics related to trade development, investment, and economic partnerships in sectors such as electricity, infrastructure, agribusiness, digital technologies, health, creative industries, and others that affect African countries will be addressed.
The event program includes high-level plenary sessions, dialogues, private roundtables, networking sessions, and an exhibition of technological solutions. The summit to take place in the year that the country celebrates the 50th anniversary of its independence will be marked on November 11, coinciding with the annual presidency of the African Union (AU).
