As the great seven industrial powers enter day two of the ongoing 45th G7 summit at a coastal Hôtel du Palais Biarritz in France, this afternoon they will be discussing how to deepen their engagements with Africa.
President Paul Kagame has joined his other counterparts from; Australia, Burkina Faso, Chile, Egypt, India, Senegal and South Africa all invited to attend the G7 & Africa partnership meeting this afternoon.
The G7 nations summit which brings together some of the world’s key industrial countries, kicked off on Saturday in the French coastal town of Biarritz.
These countries are Britain, France, Canada, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States.
French President Emmanuel Macron, said he wanted the heads of G7 nations to focus on the defence of democracy, gender equality, education and the environment.
This is why Macron the host also invited Asian, African and Latin American leaders to join them for a global push on these issues.
People to watch at this summit include Boris Johnson, who will be making his G7 debut as the prime minister of Britain.
Johnson is facing pressure to pull Britain out of the EU, the country’s largest trading partner, and it will need to replace that market with something else. So Britain is looking to the US.
As with previous summits, an estimated 9,000 protesters converged on Hendaye, about 35 kilometres from Biarritz, to demand accountability on various issues including the environment, globalisation, gay rights.
The Express News
