Africa must avoid hollow summit diplomacy
Friday, April 21, 2023 | 190 Views |
Regional thrust: Organisations such as SADC and others have been accused of being glorified “talk shops”
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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