US–Africa Leaders Summit 2022
Host countryUnited States
DateDecember 13–15, 2022
Venue(s)Salamander Washington DC Hotel
White House
Harry S Truman Building
Walter E. Washington Convention Center
National Museum of African American History and Culture[1]
CitiesWashington, D.C.
ParticipantsJoe Biden
49 African leaders
U.S. Business Executives
FollowsUnited States–Africa Leaders Summit 2014
WebsiteOfficial website
Biden delivers remarks

The United States–Africa Leaders Summit 2022 was an international conference held in Washington, D.C., from December 13–15, 2022.[2][3] The summit was hosted by United States President Joe Biden, and attended by leaders from 49 African states, as well as the head of the African Union Commission.[3]

The event's overall goal was to rebuild and strengthen relations between the United States and African countries.[4][5] Specifically, the summit focused on issues relating to health, climate change, food security, conflicts, and cooperation in space.[6]

Background

The first United States–Africa Leaders Summit was held in 2014 by United States President Barack Obama.[2] In July 2022, Biden announced that he would hold a second summit.[4] Under the administration of his predecessor, Donald Trump, foreign policy emphasis was shifted away from Africa.[6] In addition, the influence of other powers, such as China, grew significantly on the continent during the years preceding the second summit.[2][5][6]

Schedule

Day 1

Vice President Harris at the African and Diaspora Young Leaders Forum

Sub-forums on the summit topics were held on the first day.[7]

  • African and Diaspora Young Leaders Forum
  • Civil Society Forum
  • African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Trade Ministerial
  • U.S. Africa Space Forum
  • Peace, Security, and Governance Forum
  • Partnering for Sustainable Health Cooperation
  • Conservation, Climate Adaptation, and a Just Energy Transition

Day 2

The foreign ministers dinner

The U.S.-Africa Business Forum was held on the second day, consisting of four sessions.[7]

  • Charting the Course: The Future of U.S.-Africa Trade & Investment Relations
  • Building a Sustainable Future: Partnerships to Finance African Infrastructure and the Energy Transition
  • Growing Agribusiness: Partnerships to Strengthen Food Security and Value Chain
  • Advancing Digital Connectivity: Partnerships to Enable Inclusive Growth Through Technology

After the forum, President Joe Biden delivered a keynote address, and joined leaders at a state dinner.[7]

Day 3

The working lunch at the Leaders Summit
Blinken with Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed
President Joe Biden with Rwanda's President Paul Kagame
President Biden with African leaders
Biden and Blinken at the Leaders Summit

The leaders sessions and a working lunch were held on the final day.[7]

  • Leaders Session – Partnering on Agenda 2063
    • Discussion Session 1: "An Africa of good governance, democracy, respect for human rights, justice, and the rule of law"
    • Discussion Session 2: "A peaceful and secure Africa"
    • Discussion Session 3: "A prosperous Africa based on inclusive growth and sustainable development"
  • Leaders Working Lunch – Multilateral Partnerships with Africa to Meet Global Challenges
  • Leaders Session – Promoting Food Security and Food Systems Resilience

A "family photo" was taken between the working lunch and the final session.[7]

Participants

At the time of the summit, there were 54 fully recognized states in Africa. All 54 were members of the African Union, though membership had been suspended for 4 of these, due to recent coups in those countries. Invitations were extended to 49 of the remaining 50 that were "in good standing" with the African Union.[5]

The African Union was also invited.[3] All invitations were accepted.[3] All but 4 of the invited countries sent heads of state or heads of government. Biden met with the leaders as a group, and did not sit down with any of them individually.

Dignitaries

Country Title Leader
 AlgeriaPrime MinisterAïmene Benabderrahmane
 AngolaPresidentJoão Lourenço
 BeninPresidentPatrice Talon
 BotswanaPresidentMokgweetsi Masisi
 BurundiPresidentÉvariste Ndayishimiye
 Cape VerdePrime MinisterUlisses Correia e Silva
 CameroonPresidentPaul Biya
 Central African RepublicPresidentFaustin-Archange Touadéra
 ChadPresidentMahamat Déby
 ComorosPresidentAzali Assoumani
 Republic of the CongoPresidentDenis Sassou Nguesso
 Ivory CoastPrime MinisterPatrick Achi
 DjiboutiPresidentIsmaïl Omar Guelleh
 DR CongoPresidentFélix Tshisekedi
 EgyptPresidentAbdel Fattah el-Sisi
 Equatorial GuineaPresidentTeodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo
 EswatiniPrime MinisterCleopas Dlamini
 EthiopiaPrime MinisterAbiy Ahmed
 GabonPresidentAli Bongo Ondimba
 GambiaMinister of Foreign AffairsMamadou Tangara
 GhanaPresidentNana Akufo-Addo
 Guinea-BissauPresidentUmaro Sissoco Embaló
 KenyaPresidentWilliam Ruto
 LesothoPrime MinisterSam Matekane
 LiberiaPresidentGeorge Weah
 LibyaPresident of the Presidential CouncilMohamed al-Menfi
 MadagascarPresidentAndry Rajoelina
 MalawiPresidentLazarus Chakwera
 MauritaniaPresidentMohamed Ould Ghazouani
 MauritiusPrime MinisterPravind Jugnauth
 MoroccoPrime MinisterAziz Akhannouch
 MozambiquePresidentFilipe Nyusi
 NamibiaPresidentHage Geingob
 NigerPresidentMohamed Bazoum
 NigeriaPresidentMuhammadu Buhari
 RwandaPresidentPaul Kagame
 São Tomé and PríncipePrime MinisterPatrice Trovoada
 SenegalPresidentMacky Sall
 SeychellesPresidentWavel Ramkalawan
 Sierra LeonePresidentJulius Maada Bio
 SomaliaPresidentHassan Sheikh Mohamud
 South AfricaMinister for International RelationsNaledi Pandor
 South SudanMinister of Foreign AffairsMayiik Ayii Deng
 TanzaniaPresidentSamia Suluhu Hassan
 TogoPresidentFaure Gnassingbe
 TunisiaPresidentKais Saied
 UgandaPresidentYoweri Museveni
 ZambiaPresidentHakainde Hichilema
 ZimbabweMinister of Foreign AffairsFrederick Shava[lower-alpha 1]
  1. ↑ Shava received the invitation to the summit instead of Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa, as the latter was under U.S. sanctions.[8]

Excluded countries

  •  Burkina Faso – membership in African Union suspended[9]
  •  Eritrea – limited diplomatic relations with United States[5]
  •  Guinea – membership in African Union suspended[10]
  •  Mali – membership in African Union suspended[11]
  •  Sudan – membership in African Union suspended[12]
  •  Western Sahara – not recognized by the United States and has no diplomatic relations[5][13]

References

  1. ↑ Harris, Kamala. "Remarks by Vice President Harris at the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit African and Diaspora Young Leaders Forum". The White House. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 Walsh, Declan (December 12, 2022). "Biden Is Bringing Africa's Leaders to Washington, Hoping to Impress". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Africa: Heads of Delegation for U.S–Africa Leaders Summit – White House". AllAfrica. December 13, 2022. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  4. 1 2 "Statement by President Biden on the U.S.–Africa Leaders Summit". The White House. July 20, 2022. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "Background Press Call on the U.S.–Africa Leaders Summit". The White House. December 9, 2022. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
  6. 1 2 3 Fabricius, Peter (December 9, 2022). "Will next week's US–Africa summit revive relations?". Institute for Security Studies. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 "U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit: Schedule". United States Department of State. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
  8. ↑ Pecquet, Julian (September 19, 2022). "US-Africa summit invites Zimbabwe in from the cold". Archived from the original on November 29, 2022.
  9. ↑ "AU suspends Burkina Faso after coup as envoys head for talks". Al Jazeera. January 31, 2022. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  10. ↑ "African Union suspends Guinea after coup, as envoys arrive for talks". France 24. September 10, 2021. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  11. ↑ "African Union announces 'immediate suspension' of Mali after second coup". France 24. June 2, 2021. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  12. ↑ "African Union suspends Sudan over coup". Al Jazeera. December 27, 2021. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  13. ↑ "Morocco", The World Factbook, Central Intelligence Agency, March 22, 2023, retrieved March 24, 2023
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