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Africa: Obama: Africa Wants Trade, Not Aid
VOA, 22 September 2016
NEW YORK — While there may be conflicts, poverty and disease in Africa, President Barack Obama says the broader trajectory of the continent is unmistakable:… Read more »
Highlights from the 2016 U.S.-Africa Business Forum
The second U.S.-Africa Business Forum convened Wednesday morning, September 21st, in New York on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly. Co-hosted by Bloomberg Philanthrophies and the United States Department of Commerce, the forum was attended by U.S. President Barack Obama and Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, who both delivered keynote addresses. U.S. agencies and companies announced plans to invest more than $14 billion on the continent in sectors including banking, construction and information technology.
U.S. President Barack Obama take the stage to deliver an address during the U.S.-Africa Business Forum held in New York, 21st September 2016.
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21 September 2016
President Obama Delivers Remarks at the U.S.-Africa Business Forum
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"And wherever I've gone, from Senegal to South Africa, Africans insist they do not just want aid, they want trade. They want partners, not ... see more »
Penny Pritzker, Secretary of Commerce of the United States and Michael R. Bloomberg, Founder of Bloomberg L.P. & Bloomberg Philanthropies and 108th Mayor of New York City delivered welcome remarks at 2nd U.S.-Africa Business Forum. Bloomberg Philanthropies and the U.S. Department of Commerce co-hosted the U.S.-Africa Business Forum on Wednesday, September 21st 2016 in New York.
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The second U.S. Africa Business Forum convened in New York Wednesday morning. Speakers include Presidents Obama, Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria, Alassane Ouattara of Côte ... Read more »
President of Nigeria Muhammadu Buhari addresses the U.S.-Africa Business Forum in New York on 21st of September, 2016.
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Aso Rock Villa, 22 September 2016
ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY, MUHAMMADU BUHARI GCFR, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA AT THE UNITED STATES – AFRICA BUSINESS FORUM, NEW YORK, USA, 21st SEPTEMBER,… Read more »
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Nigeria: "We'll Ensure Nigeria Does not Depend on Oil Again" – Buhari
Vanguard, 22 September 2016
President Muhammadu Buhari has, at the U.S.-Africa business forum, said that his administration would ensure that “Nigeria does not slip back into a lazy and dangerous… Read more »
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Nigeria: Nigeria will Soon Become a Most Attractive Investment Destination – Buhari
Vanguard, 22 September 2016
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday in New York, has assured potential investors that Nigeria would soon be one of the most attractive places to invest as his administration… Read more »
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21 September 2016
Highlights: 2016 U.S.-Africa Business Forum
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On September 21, 2016, Bloomberg Philanthropies joined with the United States Department of Commerce to host the 2nd U.S.-Africa Business Forum. The ... see more »
Wazi Vision founder Brenda Katwesigye with Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni during the US-Africa Business Forum held in New York, September 21st 2016.
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21 September 2016
Promoting Agriculture in Africa for Economic Growth
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21 September 2016
African Youth and Entrepreneurship
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Bloomberg Philanthropies and the U.S. Department of Commerce will co-host the second 2016 U.S.-Africa Business Forum, a day focused on trade and ... see more »
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21 September 2016
Advice for Newcomers to African Markets
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21 September 2016
US Africa Partnerships
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21 September 2016
Presenting African Entrepreneurs
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21 September 2016
Infrastructure as the Backbone of African Growth
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A performance by the African Children's Chior, the Harlem Gospel Chior and jazz musician Randall Haywood at the end of U.S.-Africa Business Forum in New York.
