African leaders meet in Washington

Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud (R) listens to US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin during a meeting at the US-Africa Leaders Summit at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC on December 13, 2022. (Photo by EVELYN HOCKSTEIN / POOL / AFP)

Niger's President Mohamed Bazoum participates in a Peace, Security and Governance Forum during the US-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington, DC, on December 13, 2022. (Photo by EVELYN HOCKSTEIN / POOL / AFP)

African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat speaks during a Peace, Security and Governance Forum during the US-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington, DC, on December 13, 2022. (Photo by EVELYN HOCKSTEIN / POOL / AFP)

Attendees listen as U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris gives remarks at the African and Diaspora Young Leaders Forum at the African American History and Culture Museum on December 13, 2022 in Washington, DC. The forum is in conjunction with the U.S. Africa Leaders Summit, which is bringing together over 50 heads of state, government officials, business leaders, and civil society from Africa to strengthen ties between the U.S. and Africa. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Anna Moneymaker / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

US Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during the African and Diaspora Young Leaders Forum at the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, DC on December 13, 2022. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP)

President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana speaks during the African Diaspora Young Leaders Forum on the sidelines of the US-Africa Leaders Summit at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, DC, on December 13, 2022. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP)

US Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Samantha Power speaks with African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken as they participate in a Peace, Security and Governance Forum during the US-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington, DC, on December 13, 2022. (Photo by EVELYN HOCKSTEIN / POOL / AFP)