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Why Barrack Obama is pitching for Africa's youth

President Uhuru Kenyatta with World Bank President Dr Jim Yong Kim at the World Bank Building in Washington DC on Thursday. [PHOTO: PSCU]
 President Uhuru Kenyatta with World Bank President Dr Jim Yong Kim at the World Bank Building in Washington DC on Thursday. [PHOTO: PSCU]

Kenya: The US-Africa Leaders Summit ended in the American capital after a historic gathering billed the biggest ever get-together.

African leaders came in good numbers - the young, the middle-aged, the old, and the dictators alike - to try and pitch for a slice of the American investments themed “Investing in the Future”. And there was good reason for the youth to stand out.

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