The Atlantic Council hosted eleven African heads of delegation, including nine Presidents and one Prime Minister, alongside members of Congress and the administration, business leaders, diplomats, and high-profile civil society leaders at a welcome dinner to kick off the White House’s US-Africa Leaders Summit.
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