http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/107529/Egypt/Politics-/--Egypts-ElSisi-to-skip-Obamas-Africa-summit.aspx
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi will not attend African summit
hosted by Obama next week, US official says
AFP, Friday 1 Aug 2014
New Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi will not attend an
unprecedented gathering of African leaders here next week, a US official
said Thursday, after he was given a belated invitation.
Morocco's King Mohamed VI will also be a no-show at next week's gathering
to be hosted by President Barack Obama, the US official said.
"The Egyptian president and the king of Morocco won't come to the summit,"
the official told AFP, asking not to be identified, and without specifying
why.
Egypt, a key regional US ally, had initially not been on the 50-strong
guest-list for the summit, because its membership of the African Union had
been suspended following the ousting of elected president Mohamed Morsi.
But Cairo was re-admitted to the African Union in June and the White House
issued an invitation for Egypt to attend the talks, which begin on Monday
and last three days.
Only four African nations -- the Central African Republic, Eritrea, Sudan
and Zimbabwe -- have not been invited.
Received on Sat Aug 02 2014 - 12:54:26 EDT