The French President, François Hollande, has invited many African presidents for the December 6 to 7 summit on peace and security in Africa, holding in Paris.

The invited Presidents are – Goodluck Jonathan (Nigeria), Boni Yayi (Benin), Blaise Compaoré (Burkina Faso), Pierre Nkurunziza (Burundi), Paul Biya (Cameroon), José Pereira Neves (Cape-Verde) and Dr Ikililou Dhoinine (Prime Minister of the Comoros).

Others are – Denis Sassou-Nguesso (Congo Republic), Joseph Kabila (Democratic Republic of Congo), Alassane Ouattara (Côte d’Ivoire), Ismail Guelleh (Djibouti), Hailemariam Desalegn (Ethiopian Prime Minister) and Ali Ondimba (Gabon).

Also expected to attend are – John Mahama (Ghana), Alpha Condé (Guinea), Teodoro Mbasogo (Equatorial Guinea), Dr. Motsoahae Thabane (Prime Minister of Lesotho), Helen Johnson-Sirleaf (Liberia), Ali Zeidan (Libyan Prime Minister).

Others are Ibrahim Keita (Mali), Mohammed VI (King of Marocco), Navinchandra Ramgoolam (Mauritius Prime Minister), Mohamed Abdel-Aziz (Mauritania) and Armando Guebuza (Mozambique).

Presidents Hifikepunye Pohamba (Namibia), Mahamadou Issoufou (Niger), Yoweri Museveni (Uganda), Macky Sall (Senegal), James Michel (Seychelles), Dr Ernest Bai Koroma (Sierra Leone), Hassan Mohamoud (Somalia), Salva Mayardit ( South Sudan), Barnabas Sibisiso (Swaziland), Jakaya Kikwete (Tanzanian Prime Minister), Idriss Itno (Tchad), Faure Gnassingbe (Togo) and Moncef Marzouki (Tunisia) would also attend the summit.

The Presidents of South Africa, Algeria and Angola will be represented by their senior government officials while Paul Kagame (Rwanda), Uhuru Kenyatta (Kenya), Yahya Jammeh (Gambia) and Issayas Afewerki (Eritrea) would not attend, even though they were invited.