Luanda – Prime Minister Russell Mmiso Dlamini joined fellow African leaders on Monday for the official opening of the US-Africa Business Summit in Luanda, Angola. He is representing His Majesty King Mswati III and the Kingdom of Eswatini at the high-level gathering.
The summit, which runs until June 25, has brought together over 1,500 delegates including heads of state, cabinet ministers, senior US government officials and private sector leaders to discuss economic partnerships between Africa and the United States.
Dlamini arrived in Angola on Sunday, having departed from King Mswati III International Airport earlier in the day. He was seen off by members of his cabinet.
The summit was opened by Ambassador Troy Fitrell from the US Department of State’s Bureau of African Affairs. Opening remarks also came from Angola’s President João Lourenço, the African Union Commission Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, and the Secretary General of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), Wamkele Mene.
Other key figures in attendance include President Hakainde Hichilema of Zambia, President Felix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Namibia’s Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, and Ethiopia’s Foreign Minister Taye Atske Selassie.
Among the topics under discussion is the Lobito Corridor railway project, which links Angola with Zambia, the DRC and Tanzania and is seen as a major infrastructure development for mineral transport in the region.
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