From December 13-15, President Biden will host the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit (ALS) in Washington, D.C. The Summit will demonstrate the United States’ enduring commitment to Africa and will underscore the importance of U.S.-Africa relations and increased cooperation on shared global priorities. 

More than 40 of the 147,000+ African alumni of U.S. exchange programs will attend the summit to expand and strengthen partnerships with the United States, including those from the Mandela Washington Fellowship, the Fulbright Program, the U.S. Speaker Program, and others. 

Attendees will engage in sessions on higher education and workforce development, the creative industries, environmental equity, diaspora outreach, and more. U.S. collaboration with African civil society, business, diaspora, and youth leaders is essential to tackling shared challenges and seizing some of the most pressing global challenges and opportunities. 

By 2025, more than half the population in Africa will be under the age of 25. By the year 2050, one in four people on Earth will be African. These figures remind us how important it is for young people to be engaged and prepared to lead, and how important Africa is to the future of the world and to the United States. 

Find out more about the 2022 Africa Leaders Summit here and on Twitter using #USAfricaLeadersSummit22. 

Follow @ECAatState on Twitter for content and stories about ECA alumni at the Summit. 

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