Washington, DC — President Biden invited 49 African countries and the African Union to attend the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit December 13-15 in Washington, DC. Each country accepted the invitation and is sending the following representative as its Head of Delegation:
African Union – His Excellency Moussa FAKI Mahamat, Chairperson for the Commission of the African Union
Algeria -His Excellency Aïmene BENABDERRAHMANE, Prime Minister of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria
Angola – His Excellency João Manuel Gonçalves LOURENÇO, President of the Republic of Angola
Benin – His Excellency Patrice Athanase Guillaume TALON, President of the Republic of Benin
Botswana – His Excellency Mokgweetsi Eric Keabetswe MASISI, President of the Republic of Botswana
Burundi – His Excellency Evariste NDAYISHIMIYE, President of the Republic of Burundi
Cabo Verde – His Excellency Ulisses CORREIA E SILVA, Prime Minister of the Republic of Cabo Verde
Cameroon – His Excellency Paul BIYA, President of the Republic of Cameroon
Central African Republic – His Excellency Faustin Archange TOUADERA, President of the Central African Republic
Chad – His Excellency Mahamat Idriss DEBY Itno, President of Transition Republic of Chad
Comoros – His Excellency Azali ASSOUMANI, President of the Union of the Comoros
Congo, Democratic Republic of the – His Excellency Felix Antoine TSHISEKEDI Tshilombo, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Congo, Republic of the – His Excellency Denis SASSOU N’GUESSO, President of the Republic of the Congo
Côte d’Ivoire – His Excellency Patrick ACHI, Prime Minister of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire
Djibouti – His Excellency Ismail Omar GUELLEH, President of the Republic of Djibouti
Egypt – His Excellency Abdel Fattah Said ALSISI, President of the Arab Republic of Egypt
Equatorial Guinea – His Excellency Teodoro OBIANG Nguema Mbasogo, President of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea
Eswatini – The Right Honorable Cleopas Sipho DLAMINI, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Eswatini
Ethiopia – His Excellency ABIY Ahmed Ali, Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
Gabon – His Excellency Ali BONGO Ondimba, President of the Republic of Gabon
Gambia, The – His Excellency Mamadou TANGARA, Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad of the Republic of The Gambia
Ghana – His Excellency Nana Addo Dankwa AKUFO-ADDO, President of the Republic of Ghana
Guinea-Bissau – His Excellency Umaro Sissoco EMBALÓ, President of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau
Kenya – His Excellency William RUTO, President of the Republic of Kenya
Lesotho – The Right Honorable Ntsokoane Samuel MATEKANE, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Lesotho
Liberia – His Excellency George Manneh WEAH, President of the Republic of Liberia
Libya – His Excellency Mohamed Younis MENFI, President of the Presidential Council of the State of Libya
Madagascar – His Excellency Andry Nirina RAJOELINA, President of the Republic of Madagascar
Malawi – His Excellency Lazarus McCarthy CHAKWERA, President of the Republic of Malawi
Mauritania – His Excellency Mohamed Ould Cheikh El GHAZOUANI, President of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania
Mauritius – The Honorable Pravind Kumar JUGNAUTH, Prime Minister of the Republic of Mauritius
Morocco – His Excellency Aziz AKHANNOUCH, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Morocco
Mozambique – His Excellency Filipe Jacinto NYUSI, President of the Republic of Mozambique
Namibia – His Excellency Hage Gottfried GEINGOB, President of the Republic of Namibia
Niger – His Excellency Mohamed BAZOUM, President of the Republic of Niger
Nigeria – His Excellency Muhammadu BUHARI, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
Rwanda – His Excellency Paul KAGAME, President of the Republic of Rwanda
São Tomé and Príncipe – His Excellency Patrice Emery TROVOADA, Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe
Senegal – His Excellency Macky SALL, President of the Republic of Senegal
Seychelles – His Excellency Wavel John Charles RAMKALAWAN, President of the Republic of Seychelles
Sierra Leone – His Excellency Julius Maada BIO, President of the Republic of Sierra Leone
Somalia – His Excellency HASSAN SHEIKH Mohamud, President of the Federal Republic of Somalia
South Africa – Her Excellency Naledi Grace Mandisa PANDOR, Minister for International Relations & Cooperation of the Republic of South Africa
South Sudan – The Honorable Mayiik Ayii DENG, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Transitional Government of South Sudan
Tanzania – Her Excellency Samia Suluhu HASSAN, President of the United Republic of Tanzania
Togo – His Excellency Faure Essozimna GNASSINGBE, President of the Togolese Republic
Tunisia – His Excellency Kais SAIED, President of the Republic of Tunisia
United States – The Honorable Joseph R. BIDEN, Jr., President of the United States of America
Uganda – His Excellency Yoweri Kaguta MUSEVENI, President of the Republic of Uganda
Zambia – His Excellency Hakainde Sammy HICHILEMA, President of the Republic of Zambia
Zimbabwe – The Honorable Frederick Makamure SHAVA, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade of the Republic of Zimbabwe