international organizations to assist Liberia and Africa develop its infrastructures as a way of improving other aspects of the continents development.

President Sirleaf was met upon arrival at the summit by the German Chncellor Angela Merkel and was later met by other world leaders who also attended the summit.

President Sirleaf said if infrastructures like roads, electricity and water are fixed, it will give rise to the quality of life on the African Continent and eventually improve other services like education, good and quality healthcare program, build and equip the hospitals and clinics and boost the agriculture sector of each country.

The Liberian President said Africa's potential for investment and growth is high, but noted it needed strong assistance and collaboration from other greater power to realize its full potentials.

She said investment in the continent's youthful population is most important as, the future of Africa is heavily reliant on its population which are very youthful, but lacking behind due to many constraints of either neglict, conflict or poverty.

According to a dispatch from the G-7 Summit,The President said the eradication of poverty on the African Continent was also vital as it helps promote growth, sustanability and enhances productivity and create jobs for its citizens.

The President revealed that the African continent has made tremendous progress in the past two decades in laying the foundation for peace and security on the continent. Taking Liberia as an example, 15 years ago, Liberia exported child soldiers and refugees. Today, it is a nation turned to the future, educating a new generation of children who never heard a gunshot and look into a brighter future.

She noted that twenty years from now, Africa will be home to a youthful population of more than a billion people, with the great majority of them less than thirty years old. This could be a demographic dividend which could be of benefit not only to Africa but to the world as a whole. It could also be a time bomb, if we don’t arrive at a social order where inequalities are reduced, where we tackle the root causes of poverty that lead to desperation.

The Liberian leader said the the world can not continue on the same path and at the same time expect that critical social, political and environmental issues confronting us all would just vanished. ''The new paradigm of development demands a shift in mindset and the way we conduct the affairs of our nations. Recognizing the universality of issues such inequalities, injustice, intolerance and marginalization constitute the first step in moving forward, in the right directions''.

She however said the new political order has not been translated in economic dividend for the people of Africa, mostly the youth and the women. It is therefore important that creating a sustainable peaceful social environment is directly linked to how these young people and women find their rightful place, with opportunities open to them.

The 41st Summit of the G-7, invited several African heads of state and government as outreach partners to participtae in the outreach meeting. Those invited include ;President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia,Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari, Senegal’s President and current ECOWAS chair Macky Sall, Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn, and Tunisia’s President Beji Caid Essebsi.

Other heads of global organizations who participated in the discussions also include:The Chair of the African Union Commission (AUC), Dlamini Zuma; International Labor Organization (ILO) Director-General, Guy Ryder; Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Christine Lagarde; Secretary-General of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), José Ángel Gurría; President of the World Bank (WB), Dr.Jim Kim; Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Roberto Azevêdo; and the Secretary General of the United Nations (UN), Ban Ki-moon as well as the President of the European Commission, Donald Tusk among others.

The Countries of the G-7 are; France, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States of Africa, Canada and Germany. They meet every year to discuss issues affecting the world. Russian who is also a member was suspended following the annexation of Crimea last year. The European Union has a membership to the G-7.

The leaders discussed a wide range of issues affecting Africa including Ebola, terrorism, development,demoncratic governance, power, agriculture and others.

Meanwhile on the sidelines of the G-7 Summit, President Sirleaf had talks with the German Chancelor Angela Merkel, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe,the German Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, Gerd Muller, Mr. Wolfgang Gross,Executive Director HUMEDICA International Aid and Former Chairman of Mercy Ship Germany and Hon. Thomas Stritzl, Member of Parliament of Germany from the Christian Democratic Union Party.