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EQUATORIAL GUINEA: MISS Africa USA and Delegates Attend the IXth Sullivan Summit

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The Sullivan Summits are organized by The Leon H. Sullivan Foundation and held biennially in an African nation to highlight key issues and best practices, stimulate discussion, define opportunities, promote private enterprise and foster high-level strategic partnerships.  The Biennial Leon H. Sullivan Summit is the embodiment of Leon Howard Sullivan’s dream to re-connect the nations and people of Africa with a displaced Diaspora spread out across the world.  His concept was simple – knowledge of heritage and history is innately strengthening.  Without a sense of history and ancestry, Africa’s lost sons and daughters cannot truly be free to reach their highest potential.  This dream and the awe-inspiring reunion is realized every 2 years through the historic gatherings of the Sullivan Summit. President of Equatorial Guinea, His Excellency Obiang Nguema Mbassogo wraps up his welcome speech marking the opening of the 9th Leon H Sullivan Summit which took place August 2012 in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea. Summit IX will continue past traditions and create an atmosphere of open dialogue about the state of human rights and the interconnected issues of modern Africa. The Summit, by creating unprecedented & open dialogue and building upon the Global Sullivan Principles, seeks to define the opportunities for both growth and continuous improvement in the quality of life for all Africans. While the economies of Africa grow and evolve, the corporations and government institutions involved must develop responsible strategies to involve the citizenry in its benefits, increase the quality of life and guarantee access to human rights that foster self-empowerment. We are noted for our nonpartisan posture as well as our unwavering commitment to democratic ideals, both in the US and across the world.  The Leon H. Sullivan Summit is the first internationally recognized Summit of world leaders, convened on African soil, by a non-governmental private foundation.  We are proud and honored to continue this great legacy and to retain that distinction 21 years after the first convening in 1991. The Leon H. Sullivan Foundation empowers underprivileged people worldwide by promoting the principles of self-help and social responsibility. These goals are the articulation of the vision of the Reverend Leon Howard Sullivan. In order to fulfill our mission and in order to take the vision of Leon H. Sullivan to a higher level of effectiveness and expansion, the Foundation will support and create programs where such principles and ideals are implemented to improve the lives of the vulnerable. Also, we endeavor to infuse a spirit of activism into economic development by promoting ethics and corporate social responsibility principles among businesses and governments alike. THE GOAL: To bring the corporate and government communities together for the economic benefit of all.  We endeavor to bring the corporate and governmental communities together for the economic benefit of all, and invite businesses and individuals to create partnerships with Africa with our ultimate goal being a peaceful, prosperous, and powerful Africa. And finally, through the Leon H. Sullivan Summits we will continue to work towards realizing Sullivan’s dream to create a bridge from Africa to the developed world over which investment, tourism, education, healthcare, and other vital needs can traverse freely to the immediate benefit of the Continent of Africa and the ultimate benefit of the entire world. THE CHARGE AND THE CALL TO ACTION: Celebrating the power of partnership, peace and prosperity for Africa. To achieve these goals, it will take a significant investment from those dedicated to the ideals for which we stand. We recognize and acknowledge that this chapter in the Sullivan Legacy illuminates a global challenge that will require a cadre of committed global citizens from the entire Diaspora to prevail. OUR STRATEGIC GOALS: To create opportunity through dialogue. To advocate for the poor and disadvantaged. To cultivate a new generation of compassionate humanitarians in all walks of life. OUR CALL TO ACTION: To insist upon a world that is just for all. To help each other rise above adversity and continue to evolve as a great humanitarian race. This is the call to action on behalf of our global society and this is the work embodied in the newly established Leon H. Sullivan Foundation. This is the Foundation named in honor of a humble yet powerful man whose life’s work changed the course of our society. This is the Foundation that celebrates a man who, quietly and with purpose, sought to use his life as a means to move people from hopelessness to hope, from despair to discovery, from poverty to the promise of prosperity and a life of purpose. The Foundation named in his honor continues his legacy of hope as we work towards his goal of a just and fair society for all. (Leon Sullivan Foundation website)

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MALABO: QUEEN GIGI AND DELEGATION REHEARSE FOR FASHION SHOW FOR THE 9TH SULLIVAN SUMMIT

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It looks and feels like Paradise and indeed it is a Paradise, the Sofitel Sipopo luxury hotel resort where the 9th Sullivan Summit Fashion show took place. It was one of the best social event events of the Summit and Miss Africa USA Delegates took center stage that evening.  Before the show that brought the house down that evening, the girls were in for a little treat at this beautiful hotel resort with fashion designer Vanessa Masters of La Vie Couture.  The concept of the fashion show centered around the pool side where delegates will stand around the pool side, sipping on their wines and chewing some olives and assorted snacks, the girls would then parade in the most beautiful Afrocentric inspired gowns by La Vie Couture. A great rehearsal would ensure that all the models knew what constituted the runway and would feel comfortable walking on that surface.  It was just the perfect setting though it turned out to be the setting for the rehearsal only. Miss Africa Models get ready for the fashion show rehearsals at the beautiful  Sofitel Sipopo luxury hotel pool side. Pictured above, Miss Swadu Beckley, Miss Sierra Leone World 2011, Miss DRC Geraldine Mande, Miss Guinea 2011 Fatima Bokoum all looking relaxed and ready to roll. Fashion show rehearsals at the grounds of the Sofitel Sipopo luxury hotel in Equatorial Guinea. Queen Ghyslaine Tchouaga takes her turn on the runway, rehearsing for the fashion show,  a social event and part of the 9th Sullivan Summit in Malabo. Miss Guinea North America 2011 and Second Princess of Miss Africa USA Pageant, Fatima Bokoum rehearsing for the Sullivan Summit Fashion Show at the Sofitel Sipopo  Luxury Hotel in Equatorial Guinea, August 2012. Queen Ghyslaine Tchouaga, Miss Africa USA 2012 gets made up and transformed for the fashion show at the Sofitel Sipopo Luxury Hotel in Equatorial Guinea.  The Fashion show which took place inside the hotel, not at the pool  side as originally planned was a very glamorous and elegant affair. Ms Vanessa Masters brought the best out of the models and they in turn did justice to the outfits they each modeled.  Photos and videos from  the fashion show will be available soon. Special thanks to the President of the Leon H Sullivan Foundation Mrs Hope Sullivan Masters for giving the Miss Africa Pageant delegates a great opportunity and platform to showcase their skills and abilities not only on the runway but more so for being among the leaders who attended the Sullivan Summit.  It was an awesome opportunity for the young women who are considered as future leaders of Africa and the world to be inspired by those who are in power.

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MISS AFRICA USA DELEGATION AT THE 9TH SULLIVAN SUMMIT IN MALABO, EQUATORIAL GUINEA

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Boarding the Charter Flight from Washington DC to Malabo Equatorial Guinea for the 9th Sullivan Summit Mrs Hope Sullivan Masters, President of  The Leon H Sullivan Foundation A delegation  10 from the Miss Africa USA Pageant, invited by the President of the Leon H Sullivan Foundation and Chair Lady of the Miss Africa USA Pageant, Mme Hope Sullivan Masters, we embarked on a journey that became not only  an eye opener but a myth debunker and a revelation contrary to stereotypes and misconceptions.  The President of Equatorial Guinea called it ‘ Demystification of Equatorial Guinea” I call it the ‘The Simple Truth About Equatorial Guinea.”   Politics Aside, I want to focus this write up on  what makes the world go round, ie Money, Business, investment and more.  Contrary to misconceptions that a lot of people gave me before I boarded that chartered flight with my crew, when I landed in Malabo, i had to take a reality check and adjust my brain cells to conceive what my eyes  were witnessing and balance with what my mind had perceived. I was told too many times that Malabo is like Buea a small city in Cameroon and Buea was even better because it has developed with the Universities coming in.  I was told Malabo had one straight street that goes up and comes down and surrounded by evergreen tropical forest.  Well if you have not visited Malabo in the last 3years I repeat  the President’s sentiments “come visit or shut the hell up” (sorry that is how i feel for those who kept telling me what i see is fake……it is not fake). Sofitel Sipopo luxury hotel. Soon after deplaning in Malabo, buses were lined up ready to shuttle delegates to their various hotels. First we checked in at the Hilton and I began to ask myself where is the real Malabo? I felt like I was still in the United States. Later the same day my crew was moved to an even better hotel, the Sofitel Presidential in Malabo.  Besides the Delegates for the Sullivan Foundation who were all Black Americans Entrepreneurs, every one  else in the hotel was a different color. The Chinese,  The Brazilians, the White Americans and Europeans.  I began my networking, Hey how are you and what brings you to Malabo?????????  God knows how many Petroleum Experts, Engineers and Business People I met. All doing business and sharing their experiences.  The same people from countries whose government and media are slamming the Equatorial Guinea Government,  are pushing their agenda to take over the business of making money in EG……..makes no sense to me.  It just means that Capitalism has no conscience. The whole city seems like it is under a construction emergency aka 911 construct.  Guess who the builders are?  White Americans, Brazilians and the Chinese.  One businessman told me there are 25000 White Americans working in EG in the pipelines, construction and other engineering fields. The Laborers make anything up $250,000 per year, ie Laborers not your certified or qualified engineer. They work 6 months and off 6 months..come home and buy a house cash and return to oil fields………how is that? Tell me once more this is a country run by a tyrant? Again it just did not add up. The Sullivan Summit aimed at turning things around and encouraging Africans and Africa Diaspora (African Americans) who have the might and power to go home and get involved, invest and do business in Africa.  Equatorial Guinea is reforming,  re-building and developing with the speed of lightening. It is an investor’s haven right now.  Remember when Dubai was a gold rush, well that is what EG  has become.  President Obiang Nguema Mbassogo has made a commitment to encourage the diaspora to come visit his country and do business and gain citizenship. The doors are open he  said, we welcome you. If you  do your work you  get paid, money is not a problem.  The people are not hungry, the government subsidizes health care, food and now they are  building houses to be redistributed to the general population.  We did not see the 2nd Vice President, H. E Teodorin Nguema Obiang Mangue, the son of President Obiang who is highly favored as the next President. He was out in the villages on a massive campaign to change the roofs of all village houses, installing new zinc roofs on all homes. He was absent from the Summit because he was helping the villages improve standard of living.  If you have any plan to do business in Equatorial Guinea and if you consider doing business  healthcare, transportation, banking, Technology, import/export, education, service provision, tourism, Fashion and Beauty, Entertainment, the time is now. Discover Equatorial Guinea, Africa’s Newest Paradise. If you have an American Passport you do not need a visa to travel. Equatorial Guinea is Open for Business (President Obiang Nguema Mbassogo)

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