Africa a backdrop at 2012 G8 meeting in Maryland, USA
By George Bamu on May 17, 2012
- Meles Zenawi, prime minister of Ethiopia
At the 38th meeting of leaders of the world’s most industrialized nations commonly called the G8 or Group of 8, four African heads of state will meet with world leaders to discuss global food security, an issue threatening many regions of the world. What would be most prominent on the agenda of the world leaders is the European debt crisis, the role of strategic oil reserves in cushioning any economic shock from a European ban on Iranian oil imports, according to Bloomberg News.
African leaders answering present at G8 summit.
Where Africa fits in would be on the subject of global food security, which is on the Agenda as well.…
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