{"id":5101,"date":"2017-09-21T09:33:05","date_gmt":"2017-09-21T09:33:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/?p=5101"},"modified":"2017-09-21T09:33:05","modified_gmt":"2017-09-21T09:33:05","slug":"trump-hosts-buhari-and-other-african-leaders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/?p=5101","title":{"rendered":"Trump hosts Buhari and other African leaders"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nSource; www.nan.ng<\/strong>
\nBy Prudence Arobani
\nPresident Muhammadu Buhari and some other African leaders were on Wednesday hosted by U.S. President Donald Trump.
\nThe working lunch for the African leaders is on the side-lines of the 72nd UN General Assembly in New York.
\nTrump, who said he was greatly honoured to host the lunch, which took place at the New York Palace Hotel, described African leaders as \u201cpartners for promoting prosperity and peace.
\n\u201cI\u2019m greatly honoured to be joined by leaders of Nigeria, C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Namibia, Senegal, Uganda and South Africa. In particular, I want to thank President Cond\u00e9, who is representing the African Union,\u201d he said.
\n\u201cIn this room, I see partners for promoting prosperity and peace on a range of economic, humanitarian and security issues.
\n\u201cWe hope to extend our economic partnerships with countries who are committed to self-reliance and to fostering opportunities for job creation in both Africa and the United States.
\n\u201cAfrica has tremendous business potential. I have so many friends going to your countries, trying to get rich. I congratulate you.
\n\u201cThey\u2019re spending a lot of money. But it does \u2013 it has tremendous business potential and representing huge amounts of different markets. And for American firms it\u2019s really become a place that they have to go \u2013 that they want to go.
\n\u201cSix of the world\u2019s ten fastest-growing economies are in Africa. Increasing American trade and investment across diverse industries \u2013 including agriculture, energy, transportation, healthcare, travel, and tourism \u2013 will further transform lives throughout the continent.\u201d
\nHe said \u201cAfrica, I have to say, is a continent of tremendous potential. The outlook is bright. I look forward to hearing from you and your advice during the meal.\u201d
\nThe U.S. leader said he was eager to closely know more African leaders! noting tha \u201cI really want to congratulate you \u2013 growing very fast economically and in every other way. You\u2019ve done a terrific job, you\u2019ve had some tremendous obstacles placed in your path, but you have done really an absolutely incredible job.\u201d
\nTrump pledged that the U.S. would partner with African countries and organisations, like the African Union, leading successful efforts to end violence to prevent the spread of terrorism, and to respond to humanitarian crises.
\n\u201cI commend your troops currently serving in the field. Very brave. Very, very brave what they\u2019re going through. But we cannot have prosperity if we\u2019re not healthy.
\n\u201cWe will continue our partnership on critical health initiatives. Uganda has made incredible strides in the battle against HIV\/AIDS. In Guinea and Nigeria, you fought a horrifying Ebola outbreak.
\n\u201cNamibia\u2019s health system is increasingly self-sufficient. My Secretary of Health and Human Services will be traveling to Africa to promote our Global Health Security Agenda.\u201d
\nThe U.S. leader, however, regretted that too many people were suffering from conflict in Africa, pointing out the Central African Republic, the Congo, Libya, Mali, Somalia and South Sudan, among others, \u201cwere going through dangerous times.\u201d
\nHe noted that terrorist groups, such as ISIS, al-Shabaab, Boko Haram, and al Qaeda threaten African peace, adding that the U.S. was proud to work with African leaders toward eradicating terrorist safe havens, to cut off their finances, and to discredit their depraved ideology.
\n\u201cAnd a number of you have told me \u2013 actually, last night \u2013 that we\u2019ve been doing a very good job over the last six or seven months in particular,\u201d he said.
\nTrump said the U.S. was closely monitoring and deeply disturbed by ongoing violence in South Sudan and in the Congo, adding that U.S. had continued to provide humanitarian assistance but real results in halting the conflicts would require an African-led peace process and sincere commitment of all parties involved.
\n\u201cAnd I know you\u2019re working on that, and you\u2019re working on that very hard to assist in these efforts, I\u2019m sending Ambassador Nikki Haley to Africa to discuss avenues of conflict and resolution and most importantly, prevention\u201d.
\nTrump, at the dinner attended by Minister of Foreign Affairs Geoffrey Onyeama and the Permanent Representative to the UN, Prof. Tijjani Bande, also discussed Africa-U.S. partnership against the nuclear weapons threat from North Korea, describing it \u201ca global challenge.
\n\u201cToday, the world faces enormous security threat from North Korea. We must all stand together and be accountable in implementing UN sanctions and resolutions in response to North Korea\u2019s hostile and menacing actions.
\n\u201cWe believe that a free, independent and democratic nation, in all cases, is the best vehicle for human happiness and success. Thank you for joining me for this critical discussion about challenges and opportunities in our nations\u201d, Trump said. (NAN)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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