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Africa-Press – Uganda. <\/strong><\/span>The United States President Joe Biden has revealed that his administration officials have signed multiple deals with African leaders worth $15b to \u201cimprove lives of people all across the continent\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd that\u2019s the biggest deal of all,\u201d Mr Biden said in an address to more than 40 heads of state and governments gathered in Washington D.C for the three-day US-Africa Leaders\u2019 Summit that ended yesterday.<\/p>\n

\u201cAltogether, the forum has spurred more than $15 billion in new deals, which will turn lift up and improve lives of people all across the continent\u201d, he said, adding, \u201c\u201cAll of you \u2014 all of you, the deals you\u2019ve signed, the investments we\u2019ve made together, are concrete proof of the enduring commitment we\u2019re making to one another; government-to-government, business-to-business, people-to-people.\u201d<\/p>\n

He told the African leaders assembled at the Walter E. Washington Convention Centre in Washington D.C. that \u201cthis is just the beginning [and] there\u2019s so much more we can do together and that we will do together\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese are long-term investments that are going to deliver real benefits to people; create new, good-paying jobs, including here in the United States; and expand opportunities for all our countries for the years to come,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n

Mr Biden who is serving his first term as US President said the agreements reached with work for citizens on the African continent only if the governments guarantee security and peace, adhere to democratic principles and keep their populations healthy.<\/p>\n

“…it\u2019s because Africa\u2019s economic transition depends on good government, healthy populations, and reliable and affordable energy. These things business seeks out when they\u2019re looking to invest. They attract new opportunities, and they launch new partnerships,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

The three-day summit to strengthen US-Africa relations is the second after an inaugural one 2014 hosted by former President Barack Obama when this year\u2019s host, Mr Biden, was the Vice President.<\/p>\n

Excerpts from my speech at the US-Africa Leaders Summit. pic.twitter.com\/APIf9NpJ5Y<\/p>\n

In his address on the first day of the summit, President Museveni exhorted the Biden administration and American businesses to invest on the cheap in Uganda in the development and manufacture of vaccines and other pharmaceuticals.<\/p>\n

Health Minister Ruth Aceng, who accompanied the president who spoke on Tuesday on the theme of global health and security, held multiple side-meetings with American representatives ostensibly to realise the agenda set in Mr Museveni\u2019s speech.<\/p>\n

A day later, on Wednesday, Mr Biden echoed proposals similar to the one that President Museveni made.<\/p>\n

\u201cCritically, we invested in Africa\u2019s capacity to manufacture its own vaccines, diagnostics, and therapeutics so [that] Africa can meet its own needs and contribute to the global supply chain,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

This reason, he noted, was that African governments needed to bolster their capacity to meet possible future pandemic outbreak challenges.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd even as we work to end Covid-19, we continue building stronger health systems and institutions, and accelerating efforts to achieve universal health coverage to make sure we\u2019re better prepared to tackle the health challenges, including the next pandemic,\u201d Mr Biden said.<\/p>\n

In the lead up to Mr Biden’s speech delivered at 1:47pm (US time), high profile officials from both continents were buried in a fleet engagements in a bid to secure partnerships that were believed to hold far reaching impacts for their economies and citizenry.<\/p>\n

In the company of my daughter Natasha Karugire, I attended a dinner hosted by @POTUS and @FLOTUS at the White House. pic.twitter.com\/oyTXnmzvRr<\/p>\n

Uganda\u2019s officials in attendance and accompanying President Museveni at the summit that ended on Wednesday include Finance Minister Matia Kasaija, Health Minister Aceng, Foreign Affairs Minister Gen Jeje Odongo, and officials from Uganda’s embassy in Washington D.C.<\/p>\n

Members of Uganda’s delegation in attendance at the invitation of Mr Biden were by press-time still tight-lipped on particulars secured throughout the three days thick meetings with the United States government.<\/p>\n

Key among the issues that the American leader hopes to tackle through the said deals include food security, good governance, climate change, health, democracy, affordable and clean energy.<\/p>\n

Washington is holding the summit at a time China, Turkey and Russia are making significant inroads on the African continent in commercial diplomacy, military, energy, and infrastructure.<\/p>\n

In yesterday\u2019s address, President Biden told African leaders at the summit that \u201cthis forum is about building connections. It\u2019s about closing deals. And above all, it\u2019s about the future, our shared future\u201d.<\/p>\n

He was quick to promise that his administration will treat the deals made as symbiotic relations where priority will also be addressed to concerns raised by African governments.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd most important \u2014 and this is just the beginning \u2014 there\u2019s so much more we can do together and that we will do together,\u201d he said, adding, \u201cWe\u2019ve got a lot of ground to cover in the coming days, and I\u2019m eager to listen to the priorities you have for the future of the partnership between our nations.\u201d<\/p>\n

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