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Africa must avoid hollow summit diplomacy

Regional thrust: Organisations such as SADC and others have been accused of being glorified “talk shops”
Regional thrust: Organisations such as SADC and others have been accused of being glorified “talk shops”

The question is less about whether summits work and more about how to make them work for Africa.

The upcoming Russia-Africa Summit in July is the latest in a long list of gatherings by global powers aimed at “winning friends and influencing people” across Africa.

It follows last year’s United States-Africa Leaders Summit, the European Union-African Union (AU) Summit, Tokyo International Conference on African Development, and the 2021 Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (Focac).


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