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Hmmmmmm I wonder how much this is going to cost us more than we already give them now?
Africa: Obama Win Would Make a Difference to Africa, Says Meeting:
The Nation (Nairobi)
26 August 2008
Kevin J Kelley
Denver
A Democratic Party fringe meeting in Denver yesterday considered the question of whether having an American president with family in Africa will affect US policy toward Africa, particularly in regard to the Aids epidemic.
"A president who is an American with African roots would make a huge statement not only to Africa but to the entire world," Congressman Conyers said. "Barack Obama is going to put America back into the global family."
The Democratic Party's campaign platform, which closely reflects the views of the Obama camp, emphasises US moves to help develop Africa's economic potential.
"We are committed to bringing the full weight of American leadership to bear in unlocking the spirit of entrepreneurship and economic independence that is sweeping across markets of Africa," the policy document states.
"This November the torch will be passed again to a new generation of Americans," Kennedy said, borrowing from the 1961 inaugural speech of his slain brother John Kennedy.
"The work begins anew. The hope rises again and the dream lives on," Kennedy said, echoing his famous 1980 convention speech after losing to Jimmy Carter.
At that time he said: "The dream shall never die."
allAfrica.com: Africa: Obama Win Would Make a Difference to Africa, Says Meeting (Page 1 of 1) (http://allafrica.com/stories/200808260954.html - broken link)
Both McCain and Obama have praised Bush for helping with the AIDS problem and I have no doubt either of them will continue to fight it, but Obama will be thinking about the US first and foremost. Why? worried McCain's gonna wanna solve Panama's problems since he was born there? lol no I think this is relatively a non-issue. But that's just me.
"President and Mrs. Bush are scheduled to leave tomorrow on a five-nation trip to Africa, with stops in Benin, Tanzania, Rwanda, Ghana, and Liberia. They will review firsthand the significant progress since the President's last visit in 2003 in efforts to accelerate economic development and fight global HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other treatable diseases, as a result of the United States' robust programs. The President will meet with the leaders of these five nations to discuss how the United States can continue to partner with African countries to support sustained democratic reform, respect for human rights, free trade, open investment regimes, and economic opportunity across the continent." SOURCE
Since 2001, the United States has dramatically increased its commitment to development in Africa – and has transformed the way this development is carried out.
The U.S. is on track to increase total assistance to Africa to $8.7 billion by 2010, double the level of assistance in 2004.
Today, the President announced some new steps to help continue this progress, including:
Adding five investment funds supported by the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC). These funds will mobilize $875 million in capital for the continent. This is in addition to $750 million in investment capital that will be mobilized by OPIC Funds announced by the Administration last November, bringing the total to more than $1.6 billion.
On his trip next week, signing the largest project in the Millennium Challenge Corporation's history – a $698 million dollar compact with Tanzania. This Compact will benefit 4.8 million Tanzanians.
Next week, signing a bilateral investment treaty with Rwanda – our first such treaty in Sub-Saharan Africa in a decade. This treaty will promote investment by providing legal protections for U.S. and Rwandan investors that underscore the two countries' shared commitment to open investment and trade policies.
The United States Is Partnering With African Leaders To Empower Africans To Overcome Poverty By Growing Their Economies
Under the leadership of President Bush, the U.S. has delivered historic aid increases to Africa.
President Bush secured international agreement on the Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative. This Initiative provides 100 percent debt relief from the major International Financial Institutions to the world's poorest, most heavily indebted countries.President Bush launched the Millennium Challenge Account as a new model to support governments that commit to rule justly, invest in people, and encourage economic freedom. To date, the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) has signed seven compacts with African countries totaling $2.4 billion to fight poverty through economic growth.
The President worked with Congress to extend the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). Thanks in part to AGOA, over 98 percent of African exports to the U.S. entered the U.S. duty-free last year. In 2007, AGOA exports to the U.S. totaled over $50 billion – more than six times the level in 2001, the first full year of AGOA. During the same period, U.S. exports to sub-Saharan Africa have doubled, totaling over $14 billion.
In May 2007, President Bush announced the Africa Financial Sector Initiative. Along with today's announcement, the Initiative will create seven new investment funds that will mobilize more than $1.6 billion through support of OPIC. This will strengthen financial markets, mobilize domestic and foreign investment, and help spur job creation and economic growth. To date, OPIC had supported several investment funds that are mobilizing roughly $1.3 billion in private investment for the continent.
In 2006, President Bush launched the African Global Competitiveness Initiative (AGCI), which will provide $200 million over five years to support increased trade and investment in Africa. Four regional Global Competitiveness Hubs are the primary implementers of AGCI and are located in Ghana and Senegal for West Africa, Botswana for Southern Africa and Kenya for East and Central Africa.
Over the last seven years, the U.S. has committed $1.6 billion to trade capacity building assistance to Sub-Saharan Africa, including $505 million in FY 2007 alone. This assistance is helping African governments to reduce barriers to trade and African businesses, workers, and farmers to benefit more fully from global trade.
The United States Is Partnering With African Leaders To Empower Africans To Alleviate Hunger, Expand Education, And Fight Disease The United States is proud to be the world's largest donor of food assistance. The United States' humanitarian food aid totaled more than $1.7 billion in FY 2007, and our emergency food aid reached about 23 million people in 30 countries.
I am sorry but when we have hungry in our own country we do not need to give more to any nation.
Just like with the illegals in our country they need to be cut off too!
No kidding Bush has helped Africans! That is not the point and you know it.
I am sorry but when we have hungry in our own country we do not need to give more to any nation.
Just like with the illegals in our country they need to be cut off too!
I agree! Let's start with cutting off Israel. What do ya say?
A Democratic Party fringe meeting in Denver yesterday considered the question of whether having an American president with family in Africa will affect US policy toward Africa, particularly in regard to the Aids epidemic.
As far as Africa and AIDS, there has never been a more popular and helpful president than the current Bush.
So you agree that we should stop that billion dollar check going to Georgia and any other money going to Iraq.
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Originally Posted by Miborn
I am sorry but when we have hungry in our own country we do not need to give more to any nation.
Just like with the illegals in our country they need to be cut off too!
No kidding Bush has helped Africans! That is not the point and you know it.
Miborn: I agree we have already spent billions on Africa. Yes, I am nervous about Obama, coming from Kenya, will involve us in the many problems African nations face. He needs to tell us all about his family connections in Kenya, his father's connections in Kenya, especially since his father's thoughts guide him (Dreams from my Father.) Obama has participated in demonstrations in Kenya. His stepfather was an activist, some say radical muslim. This is more important than when Governor Sarah Palin stopped nursing her baby. Lastly, since Kennedy was mentioned in this thread, it appears to me that Obama supporters are expecting that the Country can do more for them, contrary to JFK admonition that we ask what we should do for our country.
HOw do we get this Denver meeting on the headlines of major newspapers? Major networks. Voters should know this before November. Actually, it fits in with Obama's Berlin visit where he addressed the crowds as fellow citizens. It appears that Obamq believes in a One World Government. We cannot and must not surrender our sovereignty to Africa or any other country.
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So you're against President's helping Africa?
