Obama says development policies must provide more opportunity for African people
By APSaturday, July 11, 2009
Obama: Prosperity is in Africa’s future
ACCRA, Ghana — President Barack Obama is promising to make sure that U.S. aid to Africa gets to the people who need it most, such as farmers and entrepreneurs, and not Western consultants and administrators.
In a speech Saturday in Ghana, Obama said that is why $3.5 billion in food assistance will focus on new methods and technologies for farmers, instead of simply sending U.S. goods to Africa.
The American president, making his first visit to sub-Saharan Africa, says wealthy countries like the U.S. have a lot to gain by opening their doors to more goods and services from Africa.
He says that will help reduce poverty and create wealth on the continent, while creating new markets and demand for American goods.
