President Uhuru Kenyatta Appeals to G7 Leaders to Enhance Partnership with African Countries

President Uhuru Kenyatta wants to see more Western investment in Kenya and across the African continent. The G7  African Session Summit was the platform make this appeal to counter challenges such as immigration, climate change, and terrorism . The emphasis was on partnership, not dependency. However, given the economic and political situation, African states could fall into a new status of dependency. The NATO war on Libya, the Trans-Saharan counter-terrorism initiative, and the War on Terror have weakened the continent by acts of aggression. These actions are disguised imperialism in which the France, the UK, and the United States can advance geopolitical agendas. While the positive development of innovation and technological advancement is exciting, it must be done under African guidance, not a European assisted program. There are security challenges which include Al-Shabab, ISIS, and Boko Haram, but these entities  emerged due to European foreign policy. The largest threat to Africa and the wider world is the prospect of humanitarian intervention, which will result in endless warfare. The reason a select number of African leaders are going to be invited to the G7 is to ensure that they do not develop economic independence. No African head of state should accept such offerings, but instead seek to challenge the European dominated economic order. President Kenyatta must take all factors into consideration and be suspicious of  promised made by the G7. Real investment starts with educating the youth, building infrastructure, and creating a currency that can challenge both the dollar and the euro.