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Obama Meets With 500 African Youth In Washington D.C.

President Barack Obama has commended young Africans attending the 2014 Young African Leadership Initiative (YALI) summit in Washington D.C. in the United States for their efforts … Continue reading Obama Meets With 500 African Youth In Washington D.C.


Barack Obama and YALI FellowsPresident Barack Obama has commended young Africans attending the 2014 Young African Leadership Initiative (YALI) summit in Washington D.C. in the United States for their efforts to transform the continent.

At the event on Monday, the US President changed the name of the summit from Young African Leadership Initiative (YALI) to Mandela Washington Fellowship For Young African Leaders, in honour of the late South African leader, Nelson Mandela.

The summit, attended by at least 500 youths from across Sub-Saharan Africa, started with a speech by the Secretary of State, John Kerry, before the conversation session between the YALI fellows and President Barack Obama.

The initiative is President Obama’s signature effort to invest in the next generation of African entrepreneurs, educators and activists.

Channels Television’s correspondent, Adesewa Josh, reports that 500 YALI fellows are attending the three-day event.

“It is a very big day for the 500 YALI fellows selected from a very resourceful pool of over 40,000 applicants.

“It is a big day for Nigeria which has the highest number of delegates in the programme, with 40 participants, ” Josh said.