Barack Obama

Power Africa is actively supporting transactions expected to generate an additional 5,000 MW.

The U.S. Government will encourage U.S. companies to seize the trade and investment opportunities offered by Africa's national and regional markets.

I want Africans buying more American products.

We are interested in Africa, because we know that if Africa thrives and succeeds, we all grow at the same time.

The goal is to invest in the young people and make it easier for them to succeed.

The United States is determined to be a partner in Africa's success—a good partner, an equal partner, and a partner for the long term.

We will work in close partnership with state and local officials to ensure that the needs of the people in Iowa are met.

We recognize Africa for its greatest resource, which is its people and its talents and their potential.

Africa is a region of growing economic opportunity and innovation.

We want to empower individuals to work together.

Tonight we are making history, and it's an honor to have all of you here.

Power Africa cannot achieve energy access goals through the use of large grid extension projects alone.

We're going to keep working to renew the African Growth and Opportunity Act and enhance it.

We'll never forget bringing our daughters to Robben Island.

We want to do [business] at home and be the ones to own our own markets.

I propose a toast to the new Africa—the Africa that is rising and so full of promise.

John Robert Blakey, of Illinois, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, vice James Holderman, retired.

I also stand before you as the son of a man from Africa.

I want to make sure that small businesses, medium-sized businesses, women-owned businesses, have opportunity.

These are the tides of history, and the ties of family, that bring us together this week.

Setting up the right rules, understanding that in the 21st century, the power that drives growth and development involves knowledge, is crucial.

I welcome the announcement that the Government of Sweden has committed $1 billion to advance Power Africa.

Both also recognized the importance of countering piracy in the Indian Ocean.

We affirm our support for building resilience to climate and weather-related risks.

The Fellowship will reach 1,000 young leaders each year by 2016