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Gustavo Petro, the Event's Host, Was Not Present at the Opening of the High-Level Segment of the Celac-Africa Forum.

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By EFE - Colombian Minister of Culture Yannai Kadamani opened the high-level segment of the CELAC-Africa Forum this Saturday in Bogotá. The presidents of Brazil, Uruguay, and Burundi are attending, but the host, Colombian President Gustavo Petro, is absent. Kadamani championed culture as a cornerstone of resistance and creation for Afro-descendant communities, stating that "when a people is silenced, they begin to sing." "As our president has sa…

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By EFE - Colombian Minister of Culture Yannai Kadamani opened the high-level segment of the CELAC-Africa Forum this Saturday in Bogotá. The presidents of Brazil, Uruguay, and Burundi are attending, but the host, Colombian President Gustavo Petro, is absent. Kadamani championed culture as a cornerstone of resistance and creation for Afro-descendant communities, stating that "when a people is silenced, they begin to sing." "As our president has sa…

·Idaho Falls, United States
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One of the strongest voices was that of Brazil's president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who called on the two regions, which today participated in the Celac-Africa High Level Forum, to "confront the colonial heritage together".

·Mexico City, Mexico
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The president arrived on the half day at the Agora Convention Center in Bogotá. He also delayed bilateral meeting with Lula da Silva.

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The President of Colombia is the host of the event in Bogotá, attended by other heads of state. Around 11 a.m. and in the absence of Petro, the Minister of Culture Yannai Kadaman opened the summit, in a forum with African countries. According to CNN, Presidents Lula da Silva of Brazil and Yamandu Orsi of Uruguay were expected to intervene at the beginning of the meeting but in the absence of the Colombian president they waited outside the plenar…

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KIFI broke the news in Idaho Falls, United States on Saturday, March 21, 2026.
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