USA President Barrack Obama is expected to visit Africa

This article was last updated on April 16, 2022

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 USA president Barrack Obama is expected to visit Africa soon for his first time at the capacity of US president. The visit is a follow up of the US-Africa leaders’ summit held from 4th-6th August, 2014 in Washington. Community Empowerment for Progress Organization warmly welcomes US president Obama. The visit is remarkable and clear justification that leadership of US government is now interest on investing in African. CEPO as one of the African civil society that attended US-African summit is impressed for the US president decision for visiting Africa. African civil society during the summit recommended that US government should actualize the dreams around US-African leaders’ partnership for the mutual benefits of both

Mr. Edmund Yakani, Executive Director of CEPO says the coming of president Obama means a lot to the African. It is a great opportunity of following up some of the commitments made during the summit. Among the key concerns US government officials raised was African leaders’ commitment for fighting corruption and improving rule of law and respect of human rights.

CEPO is strongly standing on the ground that corruption, absence of rule of law and violations of human rights are some of the factors that triggered civil war in number of African countries. Citing an example, in South Sudan when the leadership of the government in early 2013 starts taking strong steps for fighting corruption by issuing letter to suspected 75 public officials. Immediately, the level of insecurity, breakdown of rule of law and human rights violations case begins to increase rapidly. Finally, in December, 2013 the country breaks into civil war. 

CEPO in strong terms is urging US President Obama to join the campaign on “treating corruption as crime against humanity”. The implication of corruption on human life is as equal as of crime against humanity. Taking the advantage of president Obama visit to African, CEPO is raising the following concerns for President Obama attention; The quest for immediate stoppage of the war; effective negotiation for peace; public release of Au commission of inquiry report; respect of the humanitarian access and the international humanitarian law and Considering Education during violence as an emergency issue

CEPO hope that president will take advantage for calling for unconditional release of detainees who were under detention without charges such as George Olivia, journalist working with UN radio in Wau, Fr. Justin Wanawilla, Staff of Anti-corruption commission in Wau and Driuni Jakina Driuni, executive Director of Lasha Community and Economic Development Organization. Mr. Yakani stressed

Finally, CEPO is expecting President Obama visit to be stone breaking for realization of successful peace mediation for South Sudan, demonstration of strong stand on zero tolerance for corruption and protection of humanitarian access, human rights and human rights defenders