The capital of Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, is set to host the United States Government initiated eighth annual African Land Forces Summit 2020 (ALFS20) next week. ALFS 2015 was held in Dakar, Senegal, and was hosted by the U.S. in conjunction with the Senegalese Defense Force. ALFS 2016 was held in Arusha, Tanzania, and was hosted by the U.S. in conjunction with the Tanzanian People’s Defense Force. ALFS 2017 was held in Lilongwe, Malawi and hosted by the U.S. in conjunction with the Malawi Defense Force. In 2019, ALFS was held in Gaborone, Botswana and co-hosted by the Botswana Defense Force.

Source: News Business Ethiopia February 15, 2020 13:07 UTC