Obama promotes business in Kenya
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President Obama touted the power of entrepreneurship Saturday during a speech before the Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Kenya, where he is conducting his first presidential visit to the country.
"Entrepreneurship offers a positive alternative to the ideologies of violence and division that can all too often fill the void when young people don't see a future for themselves," Obama said.
The president noted "Africa is on the move" and that it is "one of the fastest-growing regions in the world," according to Reuters.
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Although China has overtaken the U.S. as the continent's biggest trading partner, Obama pushed the Kenyan government to do more to protect businesspeople from corruption.