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The summit, which is a follow-up to the first summit conducted during the time of President Barrack Obama will discuss peace and security, climate change as well as food security in the volatile continent, according to a top US diplomat.
“We expect some of the outcomes to be deepening and expanding reflection of our long- term US-Africa partnership while we advance our shared priorities to amplify African voices,” said Robert Scott, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs.
“We are looking at complementing our relationship. The world we are living in now is different from 2014,” he noted.
The first-day of the summit will include back-to-back forums for different themes from African-diaspora, peace and security, and governance, among others. Day two is scheduled for the US-African business forum to explore investment opportunities on the continent.
Dana Banks, the National Security Council senior adviser for the summit, said they also invited civil society actors, youth groups and youth leaders to the forums.
The invitation, however, excluded countries like Sudan, Mali and Burkina Faso where their leaders seized power through a military coup.
Iam very happy that my president General Salvakiir mayardit of south sudan to go to united state of America by himself to adress challenges facing south sudan like economics reform in term of Us support to the government salaries payment system and security stability ,united of AMERICA should equipment all south Sudan forces with new equipment s that will let them to control country security from the opponents , iam requesting president of united state of America to consider this for the welfare of world wide security standard,