IPNEWS: Liberia President George Manneh Weah will on today Tuesday, December 13, 2022, address the second edition of the United States Africa Summit.
President Weah is also later in the afternoon expected to address the African and Diaspora Young Leaders Forum at the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
The Liberian Chief Executive is expected to use his address to elevate diaspora engagement to strengthen dialogue between US officials and the African community in the US, and provide a platform for young African leaders to fashion innovative solutions to unrelenting challenges.
The Forum, which also highlights higher education, creative industries and environmental equity, is being held under the theme, “Amplifying Voices–Building Partnerships that Last”.
President Weah is also expected to call on the Diaspora community to work with the US, Africa and African Leaders for the good of the African Continent. He will underscore the importance of US-Africa relations, and call for increased cooperation on shared global priorities.
He will also urge the United States to continue to demonstrate an enduring commitment to the African Continent.
This year’s forum is being hosted by President Joseph R. Biden.
Ahead of the summit today, back home, there are worrying signals for warlords over U.S. recent support for the establishment of the war and economics crimes court in Liberia.
There are reports of rebel generals in the Liberian Capitol holding secret meetings, even though details of those meetings was not made available.
IPNEWS in an sms message to the alleged host of those meetings, former rebel leader Prince Y. Johnson declined to comment following IPNEWS request.
