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President Obama is making a historic visit to Africa this weekend, most notably to Kenya, the birthplace of his father. While there, the president gave remarks at a Power Africa Innovation Fair where he spoke to the successes of the Power Africa project. Said the president, "... our Power Africa initiative has been leveraging private capital to invest in electrification all across the continent.  And our preliminary goal was 10,000 megawatts; now we’re looking at 30,000 megawatts, and we’re well on our way. The president remarked on ways that his administration, along with several donors, are making this happen using  traditional power plants and solar produced energy. "Moreover, part of what’s taking place is because...you notice these solar panels, this is an opportunity for countries like Africa to leapfrog over dirty energy and immediately go to clean energy.  And so this mix of traditional products combined with these innovative ways of both pro...

Initiative named the Mandela Washington Fellowship For Young African Leaders from the White House ...the President will participate in a town hall with 500 exceptional young people who participated in the inaugural Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders, an initiative he announced in 2013 as part of the Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI). President Obama first launched YALI in 2010 to support an emerging generation of African leaders as they work to drive economic growth, enhance democratic governance, and strengthen the civil society structures that will help the continent grow and prosper.  The President announced the creation of this Fellowship, which connects young African leaders to leadership training opportunities at some of America’s top universities to expand their leadership skills and knowledge, during his 2013 trip to South Africa. President Obama speaking to young, future African leaders.    You can watch this event live at  h...