Zimbabwean President Mugabe exempted from US-Africa Summit scheduled for August The US-Africa summit to be convened by President Barack Obama in August is set to proceed without Zimbabwean President, Robert Mugabe as planned. Report says although the US sought to normalise relations with Zimbabwe, Mugabe was not invited to the high-profile summit. Obama invited at least 47 leaders to the landmark summit which seeks to widen US trade development and security ties with the African continent. Source : News24