Why has President Hichilema travelled when the Summit has been cancelled?
…Kingdom hosting emergency summit meetings to tackle Gaza crisis, rescheduled 5th Africa-Arab Summit…
By Amb. Emmanuel Mwamba
●The Saudi Foreign Ministry announced on Tuesday the postponement of the 5th Arab-African Summit due to the current situation in Gaza.
● instead Saudi Arabia is hosting Emergency Arab and Islamic summits that are being held during the same period in Riyadh on Saturday and Sunday respectively to tackle the Gaza conflict.
● It explained that the postponement of the Africa-Arab Summit was to “ensure that political events in the region did not affect the Arab-African partnership,” and a new date will be scheduled later
● The ministry said the decision was taken in coordination with the Secretariat of the Arab League and the African Union Commission.
PARTNERSHIP SUMMITS
There are external partnerships between the African Union and organisations, regions or single countries.
The Africa Union Commission coordinates what are called partnership meetings.
We have one of the oldest partnership meetings, the Africa Union and Japan &World Bank, the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD).
We also have the Forum on China–Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) which is an official forum between the People’s Republic of China and Africa.
We also have the European Union–African Union Summit.
We also have a partnership with the Africa South America Cooperation (ASACOF).
We have Africa Union Summits( Africa and a single country partnership) with Russia, USA, India, Turkey, Korea and Saudi Arabia.
The Meeting that has been rescheduled was between Africa and the League of Arab States(LAS) and is the fifth session and was to be hosted by Saudi Arabia in Riyadh.
The 5th session of the Arab-African summit has been rescheduled to allow Saudi Arabia host emergency summits of Arab and Islamic nations to discuss the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict.
● It appears that despite the cancellation at short notice, a few African Heads of States have arrived in Riyadhi and Saudi Arabia may use the opportunity( save diplomatic embarrasment) to host the long awaited African Union -Saudi Arabia inaugural Meeting that has been rescheduled since 2019.
Africa Union meetings and single country partnerships have recently come under fire.
You may remember a recent viral video where Kenyan President, William Ruto was speaking against Africa and single-country partnerships where 54 Heads of States parade themselves before a single host President. He called for Africa Union to be sending representatives.
The President proceeded to travel to a cancelled meeting I guess with a few other arrivals will be turned to the Africa Union-Saudi Arabia inaugural meeting.
The issue is clearly clarified, why are you still asking? Please read the memo below.
Awe kwena, elo lwanya.
This is the rubbish we voted for.
And we still have a small core of people supporting his nonsense.
With due respect, you do not expect us to support nonsense out of hatred.
Indigo Tyrol your hatred is consuming you. If it’s not already late please seek deliverance before you lose your mental faculties. Please do.
Saudi – Africa summit and
Arab – African summit
are two seperate events.
The latter (Arab and Islamic nations) has been cancelled due to the Gaza conflict.
The Saudi – Africa summit ( Saudi Arabia and African nations) on the other hand, is on schedule and starts today.
The beauty about democracy is that fools will open their mouths and make their foolishness and ignorance plain for all to see.
In his hatred of HH Mwamba will always try to create a storm in a tea cup.
Illiteracy is bad, but when you’re half literate it’s worse. You always end up posting comments on things you don’t understand. This is the case of this pen pusher paid to manufacture and distribute fake news.
Mr. Mwamba now when you are arrested for spreading malicious falsehoods; you and every manor of your kind will say its political.
No, this is a clear example of you breaking the law (by uku fya uku pangeshina).
How I wish the law could act on such and make a clear example of him. Wr are all equal before the law. We make a mockery of the Police doing their best to make our country a play where we can live and enjoy our lives.
The courts just do their part as well. Why do you then go looking for problem. Get a life….