Chakwera to attend the African Leaders summit in Washington

Amidst Foreign exchange crisis, the ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that the state President Dr Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera will leave the country for Washington DC in United States of America to attend the Second U.S African Leaders summit.

“His Excellency Dr. Chakwera is among several African Leaders that have been invited by His Excellency Mr Joseph R Biden Jr, President of United States of America to discuss mechanisms foe boosting trade and investment links between the USA and Africa, ” reads part of the press release.

A three-day Washington event that will bring Several African Leaders will start from December 13 to 15 and the date on which the President will leave the country is yet to be released by the ministry arguing that they will provide the details of the travel in due course.

Meanwhile, the President for United States of America , Mr Joseph R Biden Jr said he is looking forward to welcome the African Leaders in US for the meeting.

“I look forward to working with African governments, civil society, diaspora communities across the United States, and the private sector to continue strengthening our shared vision for the future of U.S.-Africa relations,” the U.S. president said.

As Secretary of State Antony Blinken underscored during his August trip to Africa, the continent “shaped our past, is shaping our present, and will shape our future.”

The summit will include sessions involving:

Diaspora and young African leaders.

Global health and food security.

Climate change and energy.

Infrastructure investments.

During the summit’s U.S.-Africa Business Forum, African heads of state and U.S. and African business and government leaders will discuss ways to advance mutually beneficial partnerships to create jobs and drive inclusive and sustainable growth.

At the summit, Biden will promote the stable and reliable partnerships and investments the United States has to offer that enable businesses in Africa and the U.S. to flourish.
Since June 2019, the U.S. government helped close more than 800 two-way trade and investment deals across 45 African countries, worth an estimated $50 billion in exports and investments.

Those deals were implemented through Prosper Africa, a U.S. initiative that leverages the services and resources of 17 U.S. government agencies to increase two-way trade and investment between the United States and African countries.