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FEEEDS Initiative (Washington, DC)

Global Partners Discuss Key Data and Future of U.S.-Africa's SMEs

Ahead of President Obama's second U.S.-Africa Business Forum planned for New York on September 21, 2016, the FEEEDS Initiative -Food Security, Education, Environment-Energy, Economics, Democracy-Development and Self-help- in partnership with GALLUP, hosted the third annual forum on Africa in Washington, D.C. on July 14 to discuss the importance and impact of Africa Diaspora small and medium size Enterprises (SMES) in the development of the Continent.

Left-Right: Nicholas Bassey USAID; Ngozi Bell, Small Business Administration; Magali Rheault, GALLUP World Poll, and Ambassador Robin Sanders, CEO FEEEDS Initiative, during the FEEEDS-GALLUP Africa business forum, July 14, 2016

Jon Clifton, Managing Partner at Gallup and a member of the company's Executive Committee, with Ambassador Robin Sanders, CEO FEEEDS Initiative, during the FEEEDS-GALLUP Africa business forum, July 14, 2016

Titus Olowokere, president of U.S.-Nigeria Trade Council, making contributions to the panel discussion during the FEEEDS-GALLUP Africa business forum in Washington. D.C., July 14, 2016

Magali Rheault, Africa Regional Director for Gallup World Poll, during the FEEEDS-GALLUP Africa business forum, July 14, 2016

The first session of the FEEEDS-GALLUP Africa business forum, July 14, 2016. Moderated by AllAfrica.com's CEO Reed Kramer, the session included Alicia Robinson-Morgan, Deputy Director of the Africa Office at the U.S. Department of Commerce; Leila Ndiaye, Africa Policy Director, U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Rahama Wright, member President's Doing Business in Africa Council (PAC-DBIA)

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