Africa-Press – Botswana. It’s all systems go as Botswana hosts the 15th US-Africa Business Summit at the Royal Aria Convention Centre in Tlokweng.
The summit, whose official opening will be performed by President Dr Mokgweetsi Masisi on Wednesday 12, runs from Monday until Friday July 14.
Dr Masisi will also give special opening remarks on the Presidential Plenary titled: Next Steps Towards Stronger African Health Care Capacity, Including Prevention, Detection and Treatment.
“In the next four days, we will host over 1 000 delegates from the United States and Africa,” Minister of Trade and Industry, Mr Mmusi Kgafela, announced during a media briefing yesterday.
He said Botswana was ready and proud to host some heads of state as well as high powered delegations.
The minister said the summit was one of the Corporate Council on Africa’s (CCA) premier annual events that offered a platform for dialogue between African heads of state, senior US and African government officials as well as sectors critical to the continent’s development.
Themed: Enhancing Africa’s Value in Global Value Chains, Minister Kgafela said the summit resonated well with President Masisi’s Reset and Reclaim Agenda, especially on value chain development.
For her part, CCA chief executive officer, Ms Florie Liser, commended President Masisi for offering Botswana as the host country for this year’s summit.
“We are pleased to have partnered with the government of Botswana and we expect a major success in this year’s summit that will have over 1 000 delegates, among them, a high level delegation from the United States led by America’s head of development finance and cooperation as well as President Joseph Biden’s senior advisor on Africa,” she said.
Furthermore, permanent secretary in the Ministry of Trade and Industry, Ms Malebogo Morakaladi, said government had made a lot of strides in preparation for the summit.
“The ministry has been working round the clock from the day the announcement to host was made in December last year and I can assure all the stakeholders that Botswana is ready to usher in the world,” she said.
Ms Morakaladi said the summit came at a time when there were heightened calls for the African continent to build its production capacities and deepen regional integration as well as pursue economic diversification.
Therefore, she said, the summit provided a platform for stakeholders to play a role in being part of solutions to Africa’s economic hardships.
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