“In honor of Africa’s significant gains since 1960, its increasingly important voice on the world stage and in anticipation of the next 50 years of progress toward peace and prosperity, the United States will host a series of events focusing on the Future of Africa in Washington, D.C., in early August,” Benjamin Chang, spokesman for the National Security Council, told AllAfrica.
Reports from last week’s G20 meetings in Toronto that African heads of state had been invited to Washington for anniversary celebrations were inaccurate, Chang said, adding: “The focus is on youth.”
