Today - in a year when 17 African countries are celebrating their 50th anniversary of independence - President Obama's three day Young African Leaders conference will start. The conference was announced during this years G8 summit, which was extended to include various African leaders. He will be meeting with 115 young African leaders to discuss "their vision for Africa for the next 50 years". It will be very much in the spirit of a sentiment expressed during Obama's visit to Ghana earlier in the year that Africa's future is very much up to Africans themselves. It will be interesting to see what they are able to come up with. More information here and here.
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If you'd like to see a transcript of the entire meeting (including questions and answers at the end), click here.
Click here to download the video and here for the mp3.
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