The United States Secretary of State, Hillary Rodham Clinton, will begin a seven-nation trip next week during she will visit a range of key countries across sub-Saharan Africa.
Clinton begins her trip in Kenya, after she will travel in turn to Southern, Central and West Africa, stopping in South Africa, Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Nigeria, Liberia and Cape Verde.
Announcing her visit, the U.S. State Department said that in Kenya, Clinton will focus on the linkages between investment and economic growth as well as opportunities provided to African countries through the U.S. law, the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA).
The department said in a press release that in Nigeria and Liberia, Clinton "will bring close attention to the Obama adminstration's commitment to helping nations around the world implement self-sufficient and sustainable food security." It added that Clinton will call for stronger African links with global markets and knowledge networks.
Her visit will underline the commitment of the U.S. to work with governments, the private sector, NGOs and private citizens to build societies where each individual can realize their potential, the department added.
She will be joined in Kenya by Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, the U.S. Trade Representative, Ron Kirk, and the Assistant Secretary for African Affairs, Johnnie Carson. Clinton will deliver a speech at the ministerial opening ceremony of this year's AGOA Forum, participate in bilateral meetings with Kenya's senior leaders and engage with members of civil society.
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When will Afrikans realize that the only reason for Clinton,s visit is to set plans in place to dominate our natural resources. When will Afrikan leaders work in the interest of Afrika and join together. This is the only way to stop this robbery of our People and our natural treasures. Mambolo
We Africans happy to work with USA. yes they can make any bussines with African . our door is open for Americans . But Americans disappoint Africans
1/ All Africans needs scientific culture , education and western culture modern life. but american gov, continue neglect africans . that is why Africans tody shift to arab culture . but still no Africans intersted with arab culture for it's only religous with stone age culture . so Americans has to work hard in africa nations whom ready and love Americans . africans don't needs to be invaded by Arabian culture
2/US Secrtery of state Hillry clinton come to africa to discusse with African government concering economy and health improviment . At this time africans needs not about economy or health , it is already in critical condition . African nations needs help from America how to apply a real democracy in africa / how to stop dictators and criminals that they distruct ther own people as a revange to the other traib
EXAMPLE; Ethiopian prime minster meles zenawi tplf (tigray libration front prsident ). He is a prsident of tigray how fighting to disntgrate from ethiopia , at the same time , he is a prime minister of ethiopia for 20 years ethiopian nations inforced to accept anti ethiopian program so called tplf mainfesto
So ethiopians needs an urgent help from American anti dictators movment , ethiopians needs a democry and unity rather the dictators creat ethinc , civil, and relgous war . it is not nessosry to make any agreement with meles zenawi
If Americans do that for the help of the nations to democratic world all the door wil open for americans in africa
the next presidential election in ethiopia is already known , their is no hope for the nations . meles going to cedes tigray acordingly tplf mainfesto SO ETHIOPIANS NEEDS URGENT HELP FROM INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY AND AMERICA TO STOP THE UGLY DICTATOR MELES ZENAWI WITH HE'S CRIMINAL FAMILIES THAT THEY DESPUTE THE NATIONS PROPERT BORDER OF THE COUNTRY GENOCIDE AND ANT- EDUCATED PEOPLE
URGENT MESSAGE
US Secretary of state, Hillry clinton .
ethiopian appeal to secrtary of state not to vist ethiopia , a bloody gov meles zenawi shall not be visted .
if this trip is canceled it would be gratful for ethiopian how yearn of democracy