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Barack Obama: “We can't afford another 40 or 50 years in which Africa loses those opportunities.”

On the recordJuly 17, 2009
We can't afford another 40 or 50 years in which Africa loses those opportunities.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Obama emphasizes the urgency of addressing lost opportunities in Africa's development.

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