What turns out with out an iota of hesitation, the pressing want to make Africa the fulcrum of the United States (US) sealed deal of authentic partnership for the betterment of each Africa and US has been published critically sponsored with some US$55bn to strengthen a number of spaces of building, cooperation, and partnership on a win-win platform.

At the US-Africa Leaders’ Summit championed by way of US President Joseph R. Biden, Jr., nearly all African leaders which can be upholding the tenets of democracy and different components of fine governance, except for Guinea, Bokina Faso, and Mali, have been invited to Washington D.C. to sign up for their colleagues chart a brand new maximum centered dating via partnership, has damaged important contemporary grounds of mutual agree with and unpretentious partnership.

Addressing the summit previous which ends up as of late, Liberian President George M. Weah recalled that Liberia has a protracted and ancient dating with the United States, which has led Liberia to have commonplace positions on problems akin to democracy, human rights, world peace, and safety.

President Weah indicated that; “we hold the view that this Summit will strengthen our partnership and increase our commitment to foster stronger cooperation in seeking the broad interest of our respective countries in particular and the world at large”.

According to Dr. Weah, this Summit must additionally make stronger our persisted true partnership and friendship with the United States. This must allow us to redefine and reset our pressing priorities in financial, social, and political engagements that can function the reinforcement of our authentic dedication to democracy, human rights, transparency and excellent governance.

Liberia believes that such engagements between Africa and the United States will strengthen and support bilateral and multilateral relationships, and foster peace and safety at the continent of Africa, President Weah added.

Touching at the factor of thousands and thousands of African descendants and immigrants within the diaspora, the Liberian Leader identified that there is not any doubt that this can be a huge reservoir of ability, coaching, experience, and fiscal capability which should and must be applied to strengthen the development and building of our Continent.

He mentioned, this collaborative effort will function the bridge connecting Africans within the diaspora again to their collective roots and cultural identities.

Accordingly, it’s subsequently incumbent upon us as leaders to acknowledge and recognize the importance of those many thousands and thousands of our compatriots dwelling within the diaspora communities, whose contributions are pivotal to the expansion and building of our continent.

The Liberian Chief Executive intoned that even though bodily separated from the motherland, they have got a big affect at the socio-financial, cultural, and political panorama in their respective international locations, which must no longer be overpassed or underneath-estimated.

He recounted that “in recognition of the value of our Liberian diaspora community, at the inception of my administration nearly five (5) years ago, I embarked upon the process of removing restrictive laws to encourage the Liberian diaspora to contribute more to the development of our country”.

President Weah additionally famous that “today, I am pleased to inform you that, in July of this year, I signed into law an Act authorizing dual citizenship and allowing women to pass citizenship to their children. By so doing, my administration has now removed all legal barriers which had prevented natural-born Liberians from rightfully resuming citizenship of the land of their ancestors” including, “ONCE A LIBERIAN, ALWAYS A LIBERIAN”!

Dr. Weah narrated that this can be a “demonstration of my Government’s commitment to ensure that our diaspora is not left out in the national reconstruction and development of Liberia. We consider the Liberian diaspora community as a valuable asset to our nation’s growth and development, and their full participation is an important part of the nation-building process”.

He observes that Africa’s long run must be vivid. “We have the potential to turn around the grim outlook of the continent that is presented in the news daily. With more than 60 percent of Africans being young people, we have the demographic dividend capable of making our region responsive to the needs of its people.”

He mentioned that the position younger other people and the overall African diaspora should play in addressing the desires of the continent should be via, innovation, funding and data switch.

“It is often said in Africa that young people are our future leaders. But I have observed that not much opportunities are created to allow them to reach their full potential. This has made a growing number of them to seek opportunities here in the West, where they have acquired quality education and useful skills in order to contribute to the development and advancement of society”, Pres. Weah maintains.

I consider that younger persons are able to conquering the sector if given a spot to face. From a deficient and humble background rising up within the slums of Gibraltar in Liberia, I controlled via laborious paintings, self-discipline and backbone to climb to the highest of my occupation as a qualified footballer, he explains.