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What Can Africa Hope For during Clinton Visit? (Huffington Post)

July 31, 2009
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The Huffington Post publishes CGD senior fellow Todd Moss's op-ed on Secretary Clinton's upcoming trip to Africa.

From the article:

"Secretary Clinton will be leaving August 5 for a seven-country tour of Africa. She will hit Kenya, South Africa, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria, Liberia, and Cape Verde. (Whew!) The itinerary suggests that the theme of the trip will be more real politik than President Obama's recent visit to Ghana which stressed good governance and was a celebration of Ghana's recent electoral and economic successes. The Secretary, in choosing the largest economies and the continent's most influential capitals, is likely to highlight more traditional US economic and security interests. A few thoughts on what to expect ― and what Africa can hope for:"

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