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Kenya: Africa Must Be 'Hub of Global Growth, Not Just African Growth' - Obama
Nation, 25 July 2015
US President Barack Obama on Saturday said he brought the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) to Kenya, the first in sub-Saharan Africa because "Africa is on the move." Read more »
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Kenya: Kenya Endorsed As a 'Hotbed' of Innovation
Nation, 25 July 2015
US President Barack Obama has endorsed Kenya's innovation powerhouse status and regional economic might during the opening of the 6th Global Entrepreneurship summit. Read more »
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Kenya: Obama's 'Homecoming' Connects Continents - and Colleagues
allAfrica, 25 July 2015
The day of President Barack Obama's arrival in Kenya, I was hunched in front of a computer monitor in AllAfrica's Washington, DC offices scanning our diverse sources for updates. Read more »
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Kenya: Kenyatta Urges Obama to Market Africa's Opportunities
Capital FM, 25 July 2015
President Uhuru Kenyatta and visiting US President Barack Obama have lauded Africa's fast rising star and called on world leaders to visit and explore investment opportunities. Read more »
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Kenya: 5,000 Visitors Throng Kenyan Capital
Capital FM, 25 July 2015
There are close to 5,000 visitors in Nairobi amid the ongoing Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES), according to the Tourism Ministry. Read more »
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Kenya: U.S to Set Up 3 Entrepreneurship Centers in Africa
Capital FM, 25 July 2015
President Barack Obama on Saturday announced that the United States will set up three entrepreneurship centers in Kenya, Mali and Zambia to support women entrepreneurs. Read more »
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Kenya: Bold New Bilateral Agreements Cement U.S.-Kenya Ties
East African, 25 July 2015
Kenya signed several pacts with the US during talks between US President Barack Obama and Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta, signalling a deepening of bilateral relations in trade… Read more »
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Kenya: Key Economy Endorsement Opens Doors of Opportunities
Nation, 25 July 2015
US President Barack Obama has endorsed Kenya's innovation powerhouse status and regional economic might during the opening of the 6th Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Nairobi. Read more »
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Kenya: Three Young Entrepreneurs Join Presidential Forum As Panellists
Nation, 25 July 2015
As US President Barack Obama officially launched the 2015 Global Entrepreneurship Summit, three young entrepreneurs joined him on stage as panellists at the prestigious event. Read more »
Africa Is On the Move, Says Obama
Addressing the centrepiece event of his visit to Kenya, President Barack Obama said his government is determined to support entrepreneurs on the continent to overcome the challenges of running businesses. President Uhuru Kenyatta added that "Africa is the newest and most promising frontier of limitless opportunity."
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25 July 2015
Kenyatta and Obama Launch Entrepreneurship Summit
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Presidents Uhuru Kenyatta and Barack Obama address this year's U.S.-inspired the Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Nairobi, organised with Kenya. see more »
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Africa: Obama Addresses Entrepreneurship Summit [Full Text]
State Department, 25 July 2015
The text of President Obama's remarks at the Summit, at the United Nations Compound, in Nairobi, Kenya: Read more »
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Africa: Obama Defends His 'Power Africa' Initiative
Capital FM, 25 July 2015
US President Barack Obama defended his "Power Africa" initiative against claims that the $7 billion plan has failed to achieve its goal of doubling access to electricity in Africa. Read more »
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Kenya: Exporting Innovation to the World
allAfrica, 25 July 2015
Kenya now may well be on its way to becoming a "silicon savannah," a hub of excellence and innovation in technology. Read more »
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Africa: Obama Says 'Africa On the Move' in Landmark Kenya Visit
Capital FM, 25 July 2015
US President Barack Obama declared Saturday that "Africa is on the move", praising the spirit of entrepreneurship at a business summit in Kenya as he kicked off a landmark visit. Read more »
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Kenya: U.S., Kenya Leaders Co-Host Nairobi Entrepreneur Summit
Al Jazeera, 25 July 2015
Barack Obama is co-hosting a summit on global entrepreneurship with Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta in Nairobi, on the first working day of the US leader's trip to East Africa. Read more »
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Africa: Remarks At the 2015 Global Entrepreneurship Summit Youth + Women Event
State Department, 24 July 2015
Remarks to the 2015 Global Entrepreneurship Summit: Read more »
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Kenya: Excitement As Obama Opens #GES2015Kenya
Capital FM, 25 July 2015
US President Barack on Saturday opened the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) at Gigiri in Nairobi where he took time to explain his ancestral roots in Kenya, igniting excitement… Read more »
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Kenya: Barclays Launches Innovation Challenge
Nation, 25 July 2015
Barclays Africa Group has launched an innovation challenge for youth entrepreneurs that will see the winner receive a Sh1 million cash prize and potential funding opportunity from… Read more »
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Kenya: IBM to Launch an Innovation Space At iHUB Nairobi
Capital FM, 25 July 2015
American multinational technology and consulting corporation International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) has announced plans to open an innovation space at iHUb, Nairobi. Read more »
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Kenya: Chase Bank Commits Sh60bn to Lend Entrepreneurs
Capital FM, 25 July 2015
Chase Bank will commit over Sh60bn over the next three years to lend entrepreneurs in the Small and Medium Enterprises sector in a bid to give access to financing to entrepreneurs. Read more »
President Barack Obama hears from start-up entrepreneurs in Nairobi on Saturday.
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