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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 »
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.
"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.
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.
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.
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 »
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.
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