US-Africa Business Summit in Angola excludes Polisario
The Angolan capital, Luanda, is hosting the 17th U.S.-Africa Business Summit from June 22 to 25, under the theme «Pathways to Prosperity: A Shared Vision of U.S.-Africa Partnership». Notably, the Polisario has once again been excluded from the list of invitees—an absence consistent since the summit's inception.
Morocco is represented at this year's edition by Karim Zidane, Minister Delegate to the Head of Government in charge of Investment, Convergence, and the Evaluation of Public Policies.
In contrast, Algeria has downgraded its participation. Although Prime Minister Nadir Laarbaoui was initially expected to attend, it was ultimately the Minister of Energy and Mines, Mohamed Akrab, who led the Algerian delegation to Luanda.
Beyond meetings with the European Union and Japan, the Polisario remains consistently excluded from major partnership summits between the African Union and global powers such as Russia, China, and the United States.
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