Elumelu to lead Senegal, Liberia presidents, others at UBA Africa Day forum

Agency Reporter

Senegal President Macky Sall, Liberia President George Weah and United States Senator Chris Coons will be part of a High-Level Leadership Panel to be moderated today by Chairman, United Bank for Africa (UBA) and Founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation, to discuss Africa’s economic recovery at the 2020 edition of UBA’s Africa Conversations.

They will be joined by other global leaders, including the President & Chairman of the Board of Directors of the African Export–Import Bank (AFREXIMBANK), Prof. Benedict Okey Oramah; President, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Peter Maurer and President and Founder, Africa CEO Forum, Amir Ben Yahmed.

The event with the theme, ‘Emphasising Economic Collaboration: Restructuring and Repositioning for the New African Order,’ is the second edition of the symposium organised yearly by UBA, in celebration of Africa Day.

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Head, External & Media Relations of United Bank for Africa Plc Ramon Nasir, in a statement, said the virtual event will be held at 3pm WAT, urging interested participants to register on the UBA website.

Africa Day is celebrated worldwide on May 25th, to showcase the diversity and beauty of Africa and its people and at UBA with footprint in 20 African countries, the development, growth and unity of the continent remains the core of the bank’s focus.