Obama hails 'new Africa emerging'

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Barack Obama hails 'new Africa emerging'

WASHINGTON: -- US President Barack Obama has said "a new Africa is emerging" as he opened the last day of a summit in Washington DC with 40 African leaders.

Wednesday's talks will cover both security concerns and corruption - two areas the US administration says is holding back growth in Africa.

US firms have pledged $14bn (£8.3bn) in investments during the summit.

Such investment will fight extremism across the region, US Secretary of State John Kerry has told the BBC.

In an interview with BBC's HARDtalk on Tuesday, Mr Kerry said stability from business projects was countering extremist ideologies and militant movements.

Full story: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-28678769

[bbc]2014-08-07[/bbc]

[Lupatria]

Never mind sister Ebola's attempt to take over...

[Bernard Flint]

Or Muslims murdering innocent christians, and trying to take over some countries

[laolover88]

Try this instead
http://www.tomdispatch.com/blog/175875/

[beechguy]

There are a lot of nice people there, but the place is a hole from top to bottom. No matter how many billions if not trillions of dollars have been dumped on the continent, I can't tell it has really done any good.

[JacChang]

For the next few decades, the investment focus should be on this continent. They will be seen as the new developing market, where double and triple digit growth and returns can be achieved. What asia used to be. Asia done, south America almost done, new toy Africa.

[Thaiready]

Yeah and all these Leaders have raped the People and Country of all its Wealth....worthless scum the whole lot....Obummer at the Top

[Don Aleman]

"NEW AFRICA " emerging with AK 47s instead of machetes !