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Obama welcomes African leaders at White House
Obama welcomes African leaders for unusual dinner at White House
Thursday, August 07, 2014
President Barack Obama (left) converses with Benin President Yayi Boni (centre) and Tanzania President Jakaya Kikwete at the start of the 3rd Session at the US Africa Leaders Summit. Obama and dozens of African leaders opened talks on two key issues that threaten to disrupt economic progress on the continent: security and government corruption.
WASHINGTON, DC, USA (AP) — Take a White House state dinner and multiply it by 50. The result is the most elaborate and unusual dinner of President
Barack Obama's administration, a one-of-a-kind affair put on Tuesday night for a one-of-a-kind gathering of several dozen leaders from countries across Africa.
The leaders are attending a three-day conference organised by the White House and aimed at boosting US ties to the continent. Obama wasted little time highlighting his own personal connection to Africa during a brief toast. Guests were shuttled down to a massive tent erected on the South Lawn because the White House, as big as it is, does not have any rooms
large enough that can hold the more-than-400 invited guests.
http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/...House_17310929
Thursday, August 07, 2014
President Barack Obama (left) converses with Benin President Yayi Boni (centre) and Tanzania President Jakaya Kikwete at the start of the 3rd Session at the US Africa Leaders Summit. Obama and dozens of African leaders opened talks on two key issues that threaten to disrupt economic progress on the continent: security and government corruption.
WASHINGTON, DC, USA (AP) — Take a White House state dinner and multiply it by 50. The result is the most elaborate and unusual dinner of President
Barack Obama's administration, a one-of-a-kind affair put on Tuesday night for a one-of-a-kind gathering of several dozen leaders from countries across Africa.
The leaders are attending a three-day conference organised by the White House and aimed at boosting US ties to the continent. Obama wasted little time highlighting his own personal connection to Africa during a brief toast. Guests were shuttled down to a massive tent erected on the South Lawn because the White House, as big as it is, does not have any rooms
large enough that can hold the more-than-400 invited guests.
http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/...House_17310929
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