African heads of state from Gabon, Senegal, Liberia, Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania gathered in Washington on July 9 for a multilateral presidential meeting at the White House aimed at deepening trade engagement between the United States and African countries.

On the sidelines of the official multilateral meeting, theUS Chamber of Commerce US-Africa Business Centerhosted business executive roundtables and private meetings with heads of state and U.S. private sector leaders, focused on strengthening economic ties between the United States and Africa.

Andre Biyong, Cybastion's chief operating officer, and Scott Blacklin, senior vice president, represented the company at the Chamber's leadership roundtables, of which Cybastion was a sponsor.

Four heads of state...HE. Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, President of the Republic of Gabon; HE. Bassirou Diomaye Faye, president of Senegal; HE. Umaro Sissoco Embaló, President of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau; and H.E. Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani, President of Mauritania– highlighted why their countries are investment destinations for U.S. companies in key sectors including digital transformation, infrastructure, agriculture and energy.

U.S. business leaders explored strategic opportunities to expand public-private partnerships and catalyze more investment and innovation in their respective countries.

In the exclusive private meeting with each African leader, Cybastion executives spoke about Cybastion's digital and infrastructure projects and partnerships in Africa. Antonio Espirito Santo, Cybastion Government Affairs Coordinator, joined Mr. Blacklin at key engagements.

At the end of June, Gabonese President Nguema presided over a historic signing between the government of Gabon, the National Agency for Digital Infrastructures and Frequencies (ANINF) and Cybastion, to develop a state-of-the-art sovereign data center thanks to itsDigital Fast Trackprogram.