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President Barack Obama waves during the official family photo at the US
African Leaders Summit, Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2014, at the State Department in
Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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By Sonala Olumhense
Tomorrow in Washington,
DC, the United States hosts the US-Africa Summit, a three-day meeting with
Africa’s leaders. I hope the event is a tremendous success.
I am not sure how that
success is to be measured. Summits tend to end with pious resolutions or
declarations: some kind of promissory note that reflects the scripted story of
the event.
In that respect, Africa
is a wealthy continent, for she owns large mountains of resolutions from
summits and conferences.
Hopefully, this week’s
summit will not be remembered as just another talk show about Africa, but I am
not holding my breath.
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NB:- THIS PIECE WAS WRITTEN BEFORE THE US-AFRICA SUMMIT COMMENCED. SUMMIT IS NOW CONCLUDED.
Continue reading here
NB:- THIS PIECE WAS WRITTEN BEFORE THE US-AFRICA SUMMIT COMMENCED. SUMMIT IS NOW CONCLUDED.
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