WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama has invited four African leaders to join the G8
leaders’ summit at Camp David later this month for a session on food security, the White House said on
Thursday.
during an event at the White House, May 3, 2012. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas
Those invited to participate are Benin’s President Yayi Boni, Ethiopia’s Prime
Minister Meles Zenawi, Ghana’s President John Mills and Tanzania’s President Jakaya Kikwete, White House spokesman Jay
Carney said in a statement.
They will join Obama and the leaders of France, Britain, Italy, Germany, Canada, Japan and
Russia at the presidential retreat in rural Maryland to discuss food security concerns in Africa on May 19, the second day of
the G8 meeting.
The United Nations’ food price index, which measures monthly price changes for cereals, oilseeds,
dairy, meat and sugar, fell slightly in April but remains relatively high, with soybean and rice prices poised to
increase.