Why Africa Matters to Americans
Paul Wolfowitz, President of the World Bank, talked about a new generation of leaders emerging in Africa, who increasingly recognize their responsibility to their people. The landscape across Africa is changing. Conflicts diminish. Small Businesses emerge. We are seeing a new breath of hope infused...
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okr-10986-248992021-04-23T14:04:20Z Why Africa Matters to Americans Wolfowitz, Paul PROGRESS GENOCIDE INFANT MORTALITY TRANSACTION PUBLIC POLICY ISSUES INFANT GOOD DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE ACCOUNTABILITY CORRUPT TRADE NEGOTIATIONS SOCIAL JUSTICE TRANSPARENCY POLITICS GLOBAL MARKETS WOMAN SMALL COUNTRIES INTEREST FAMILY FUTURE CRIMES BANK RURAL WOMEN GOVERNMENT FEDERAL BUDGET GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS EMERGING ECONOMIES BRIBE GOOD GOVERNANCE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES ANTI-CORRUPTION EXPORTERS IMMIGRANTS DAMAGE ASSETS MOTHER DEVELOPMENT GOALS MALARIA CORRUPTION WILL POLICY CITIZENS BANK ACCOUNTS GOVERNANCE JUSTICE BUDGET KNOWLEDGE PUBLIC POLICY CHILDREN AIDS RELIEF DISEASES GLOBAL ECONOMY WAR CHILD SHARE FINANCIAL CRIMES POVERTY ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIMES COMMISSIONS CIVIL SOCIETY AIDS ORPHANS DEMOCRACY POPULATION INITIATIVE LAW INVESTMENTS MARKETS LEADERSHIP CIVIL WAR POLICY ISSUES GOVERNMENT TRANSPARENCY JAIL WOMEN REPRESENTATIVES PUBLIC SERVICE PRIMARY SCHOOL MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS AIDS GOVERNMENTS ORPHANS ELECTION CIVIL RIGHTS INTERNATIONAL MARKETS PEACE SERVICE MORTALITY SMALL BUSINESSES FOREIGN BANK INEQUALITY BANKS Paul Wolfowitz, President of the World Bank, talked about a new generation of leaders emerging in Africa, who increasingly recognize their responsibility to their people. The landscape across Africa is changing. Conflicts diminish. Small Businesses emerge. We are seeing a new breath of hope infused in all parts of that continent. More and more Africans are saying they can’t live with corruption. Strong U.S. support for foreign aid is particularly important to help address issues important to Americans, issues like government transparency, anti-corruption, and civil society participation. Wolfowitz concluded that it will be up to Africans most of all to bring about the momentous changes needed to conquer poverty. But as Americans we must be able to say that we did everything we could to give them the hand that they need and deserve. 2016-08-16T19:23:03Z 2016-08-16T19:23:03Z 2006-12-10 Speech http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/02/25891421/africa-matters-americans-eizenstat-memorial-lecture-atlanta-ga-africa-matters-americans-eizenstat-memorial-lecture-atlanta-ga http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24899 English en_US Eizenstat Memorial Lecture, Atlanta, GA, December 10, 2006; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Speech Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Georgia |
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PROGRESS GENOCIDE INFANT MORTALITY TRANSACTION PUBLIC POLICY ISSUES INFANT GOOD DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE ACCOUNTABILITY CORRUPT TRADE NEGOTIATIONS SOCIAL JUSTICE TRANSPARENCY POLITICS GLOBAL MARKETS WOMAN SMALL COUNTRIES INTEREST FAMILY FUTURE CRIMES BANK RURAL WOMEN GOVERNMENT FEDERAL BUDGET GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS EMERGING ECONOMIES BRIBE GOOD GOVERNANCE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES ANTI-CORRUPTION EXPORTERS IMMIGRANTS DAMAGE ASSETS MOTHER DEVELOPMENT GOALS MALARIA CORRUPTION WILL POLICY CITIZENS BANK ACCOUNTS GOVERNANCE JUSTICE BUDGET KNOWLEDGE PUBLIC POLICY CHILDREN AIDS RELIEF DISEASES GLOBAL ECONOMY WAR CHILD SHARE FINANCIAL CRIMES POVERTY ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIMES COMMISSIONS CIVIL SOCIETY AIDS ORPHANS DEMOCRACY POPULATION INITIATIVE LAW INVESTMENTS MARKETS LEADERSHIP CIVIL WAR POLICY ISSUES GOVERNMENT TRANSPARENCY JAIL WOMEN REPRESENTATIVES PUBLIC SERVICE PRIMARY SCHOOL MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS AIDS GOVERNMENTS ORPHANS ELECTION CIVIL RIGHTS INTERNATIONAL MARKETS PEACE SERVICE MORTALITY SMALL BUSINESSES FOREIGN BANK INEQUALITY BANKS |
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PROGRESS GENOCIDE INFANT MORTALITY TRANSACTION PUBLIC POLICY ISSUES INFANT GOOD DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE ACCOUNTABILITY CORRUPT TRADE NEGOTIATIONS SOCIAL JUSTICE TRANSPARENCY POLITICS GLOBAL MARKETS WOMAN SMALL COUNTRIES INTEREST FAMILY FUTURE CRIMES BANK RURAL WOMEN GOVERNMENT FEDERAL BUDGET GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS EMERGING ECONOMIES BRIBE GOOD GOVERNANCE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES ANTI-CORRUPTION EXPORTERS IMMIGRANTS DAMAGE ASSETS MOTHER DEVELOPMENT GOALS MALARIA CORRUPTION WILL POLICY CITIZENS BANK ACCOUNTS GOVERNANCE JUSTICE BUDGET KNOWLEDGE PUBLIC POLICY CHILDREN AIDS RELIEF DISEASES GLOBAL ECONOMY WAR CHILD SHARE FINANCIAL CRIMES POVERTY ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIMES COMMISSIONS CIVIL SOCIETY AIDS ORPHANS DEMOCRACY POPULATION INITIATIVE LAW INVESTMENTS MARKETS LEADERSHIP CIVIL WAR POLICY ISSUES GOVERNMENT TRANSPARENCY JAIL WOMEN REPRESENTATIVES PUBLIC SERVICE PRIMARY SCHOOL MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS AIDS GOVERNMENTS ORPHANS ELECTION CIVIL RIGHTS INTERNATIONAL MARKETS PEACE SERVICE MORTALITY SMALL BUSINESSES FOREIGN BANK INEQUALITY BANKS Wolfowitz, Paul Why Africa Matters to Americans |
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Paul Wolfowitz, President of the World Bank, talked about a new generation of leaders emerging in Africa, who increasingly recognize their responsibility to their people. The landscape across Africa is changing. Conflicts diminish. Small Businesses emerge. We are seeing a new breath of hope infused in all parts of that continent. More and more Africans are saying they can’t live with corruption. Strong U.S. support for foreign aid is particularly important to help address issues important to Americans, issues like government transparency, anti-corruption, and civil society participation. Wolfowitz concluded that it will be up to Africans most of all to bring about the momentous changes needed to conquer poverty. But as Americans we must be able to say that we did everything we could to give them the hand that they need and deserve. |
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