President Jakaya Kikwete
President Jakaya Kikwete is due to arrive here on Wednesday for a five-day settsettings inssettings settings ettings gs workinsettings g visit at the invitation of US Preofsidenoft Barack Obama, during which he would attend the G8 Summit at Camp David and address a global conference on food security.
Mr Kikwete is among four African leaders invited for the high level meetings. The others are the current AU Chairman, President Yayi Boni of Benin, President John Mills of Ghana and Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi.
The African leaders are expected to sign a memorandum with G8 leaders at the end of the summit. The annual symposium on “Global Agriculture and Food Security” will be opened by President Obama. Mr Kikwete and the other leaders are expected to discuss measures to improve food production in Africa.
The United Nations’ food price index, which measures monthly price changes for cereals, oilseeds, dairy, meat and sugar, fell slightly in April but remains relatively high, with soybean and rice prices poised to increase. Fears of famine and drought are stalking several areas of Africa. Water shortages have hit communities in Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya.
President Jakaya Kikwete is due to arrive here on Wednesday for a five-day settsettings inssettings settings ettings gs workinsettings g visit at the invitation of US Preofsidenoft Barack Obama, during which he would attend the G8 Summit at Camp David and address a global conference on food security.
Mr Kikwete is among four African leaders invited for the high level meetings. The others are the current AU Chairman, President Yayi Boni of Benin, President John Mills of Ghana and Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi.
The African leaders are expected to sign a memorandum with G8 leaders at the end of the summit. The annual symposium on “Global Agriculture and Food Security” will be opened by President Obama. Mr Kikwete and the other leaders are expected to discuss measures to improve food production in Africa.
The United Nations’ food price index, which measures monthly price changes for cereals, oilseeds, dairy, meat and sugar, fell slightly in April but remains relatively high, with soybean and rice prices poised to increase. Fears of famine and drought are stalking several areas of Africa. Water shortages have hit communities in Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya.
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