Obama to host African leaders in August
By DPA, IANSFriday, June 25, 2010
TORONTO - US President Barack Obama will host African leaders from countries celebrating 50 years since independence in August, an administration official said.
Obama, whose father was from Kenya, announced the White House celebration during a meeting with African leaders at the Group of Eight (G8) summit in Huntsville, Canada.
“I’ll be 49 in August,” Obama reportedly told the gathering Friday, noting that his father was a first-generation African who studied in the US.
The meeting will aim to discuss the future of the African continent and focus on security, youth and social issues.
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