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Biden to Meet South African Leader Amid Differences on Russia
President Joe Biden will meet with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa this month, the White House announced Sept. 1 as the administration looks to draw African nations closer to the U.S. at a time when South Africa and many of its neighbors have staked out neutral ground on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Announcement of the Sept. 16 visit comes on the heels of U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s visit to South Africa last month in which he said the Biden administration sees Africa’s 54 nations as “equal partners” in tackling global problems.
But the administration has been disappointed that South Africa and much of the continent have declined to follow the U.S. in condemning the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
South Africa abstained in a United Nations vote to condemn Russia’s action and Ramaphosa has avoided any criticism of Russia and instead has called for a mediated peace.
Biden and Ramaphosa, who spoke by phone in April, are expected to focus their talks on trade and investment, infrastructure, climate and energy, public health and South Africa’s leading role on the continent, officials said.
“The two presidents will reaffirm the importance of our enduring partnership and discuss our work together to address regional and global challenges,” White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in a statement announcing the upcoming meeting.
Biden also plans to host a U.S.-Africa leaders’ summit in December.
During the Blinken visit, Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor maintained South Africa’s neutrality on the Ukraine war. In a press briefing following the meeting, Pandor accused the U.S. and other Western powers of focusing on the Ukraine conflict to the detriment of other international issues.
“We should be equally concerned at what is happening to the people of Palestine, as we are with what is happening to the people of Ukraine,” she said.
Blinken, for his part, underscored that Russia’s blockade of Ukraine’s Black Sea ports has led to scarcities in grain, cooking oil and fertilizer – an issue that has had disproportionate impact on Africans.
“The U.S. is there for African countries in this unprecedented crisis because that’s what partners do for each other,” Blinken said. “The United States will not dictate Africa’s choices and neither should anyone else. The right to make these choices belongs to Africans and Africans alone.”
South Africa’s neutral position is largely because of the support the Soviet Union gave during the Cold War era to Ramaphosa’s African National Congress in its fight to end apartheid, South Africa’s regime of repression against the Black majority that ended in 1994. South Africa is seen as a leader of the several African countries that will not side against Russia. WI
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Jamaica’s Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett (left) said Jamaica and Kenya have agreed to collaborate in the area of tourism as the two countries seek to strengthen their hospitality sectors, Caribbean News Weekly reported on Sept. 3. Bartlett said the partnership will entail collaboration between the Montego Bay Convention Centre and the Kenyatta International Convention Centre that followed recent talks with the chief executive officer of the Kenyatta International Convention Centre, Nana Gecaga (right). According to a statement, with both countries having a keen interest in MICE (meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions), Bartlett said one of the key points in the talks was intended to be “a movement when we begin to codify, if not solidify the connection between the Montego Bay Convention Centre and the Kenyatta International Convention Centre.”
“We are the location in the Caribbean for big meetings, exhibitions and incentive activities, as Kenya is in Eastern Africa, so we think that synergy exists and that collaboration will inure to the benefit of all,” Bartlett said.
Gecaga said the twinning of the two convention centers is a tangible step in achieving that objective.
“I think definitely there’s a lot of synergies that can take place,” she said, pointing to the need for Jamaica to be part of an association that will pave the way for it to host major award ceremonies and other events.
She said this will allow for a partnership in which Kenya bids for a major convention with a key factor being the ability to offer Montego Bay as a rotating host. Among other proposals she identified were having an exchange program and being proactive in creating events. Jamaica and Kenya established relations in 1976. Governments of both nations have agreed to hold regular dialogue on trade, agriculture, tourism and health. WI
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INTERIM DIRECTOR JESSICA SMITH
Directors Message Department of Aging and Community Living
Dear Seniors,
Happy Healthy Aging Month, seniors! At DACL, healthy aging means more than just getting to 100 years old — it means aging well and living well. And to ensure DC seniors can age well and live well, we’re making sure that our city is a great place where older adults can live and thrive, at every age and every ability.
So, what does healthy aging look like? It looks like Safe at Home, our signature program focused on creating safer homes in the communities older adults already know and love. It looks like decreasing senior hunger, by creating access to healthy and nutritious meals. It looks like combating senior isolation, by having places to go like community dining sites and senior wellness centers, where older adults can engage in fun programming and connect with friends. And it looks like supporting you, no matter how you choose to age.
This month, we’re celebrating healthy aging in a number of ways. First, seniors across the District have been working hard to play in our 5th Annual Brain Games — our citywide, Jeopardy- style trivia competition where they’ll represent all eight wards to compete for the title! Then later this month, we’re celebrating National Falls Prevention Week, hosting a series of screenings and conversations on balance, vision, and blood pressure to help lower the risk of falls, which is a common fear the older we get.
And we can’t celebrate healthy aging without celebrating our centenarians! National Centenarian Day is September 22 and we’re honoring the lives and legacies of our city’s oldest residents, age 100 years and older. For the third year in a row, we’re teaming up with the Mayor’s Office of Community Affairs to make safely masked visits to each centenarian’s home. We’ll be celebrating the longevity and the contributions of more than 50 centenarians. And while you may not be a centenarian (yet!), I invite you to join the celebration with us by checking in on one of the centenarians in your community. You never know what lessons, or even secrets to get to 100, you’ll learn.
Healthy aging is happening all throughout our city and in so many different ways. With support from you and with you, we can make sure that all of us are aging well and living well — not just in September but every day.
As always, if you need general assistance, you can call our Information and Referral Assistance line at 202-724-5626.
