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Who hear me say these things and see americas support for these values and say thats intrusive. why are you medaling? i know those argue that ideas like democracy and transparency are somehow western exports. i disagree. those in power who make those arguments are usually trying to distract people from their own abuses. sometimes they are the same people who behind closed doors are willing to sell off their owncountrys resources so long as they get a cut. i was telling the truth. [ applause ]

Hiv and aids saved millions and allows us to imagine what was once unthinkable. an aids-free generation. while america will continue to provide billions of dollars in support, we cant make progress without african partners. by the end of my presidency, south africa determined it will be the first african country to fully manage the hiv care and treatment program. thats an enormous achievement. [ applause ] healthy mothers and healthy children and strong public health systems. thats what opportun...

Poverty is an issue and disease is still an issue. he really challenged those youth to tackle some of the challenges that they are facing as they head into is their adulthood. he made a big announcement during that speech that he, the united states is going to partner with six african nations to double access to electrical power here in subsaharan africa over the next decade and the experience of that moving forward. you heard about investing in foot security and health and safety and hiv and th...

A better south africa or more just america. they spanned as a challenge to me, but more important low as a challenge to your generation. they tell you that your voice matters. your ideals. your willingness to act on those ideals. your choices can make a difference. if there is any country in the world that shows the power of how many an beings to effect change, this is the one. you have shown us how a prisoner can become a president. you have shown us how bitter adversaries can reconcile. you co...

They have to change not just because such corruption is immoral. its also a matter of self interest and economics. governments that respect the rights of their citizens and,a bide by the rule of law do better, grow faster, draw more investment than those who dont. thats just a fact. just look at your neighbor. zimbabwe. the promise of liberation gave way to the corruption of power. then the collapse of the economy. after the leaders of this region led by south africa brokered an end to what is a...

Seemed misplaced. it would have seemed inconceivable to people at that time that less than 50 years later, an african-american president might address an integrated audience in south africas oldest university and that this same university would have conferred an honorary degree to a president nelson mandela. it would have seemed impossible. thats the power that comes from acting on our ideals. thats what mandela understood. it wasnt just the giants of history who brought about this change. think...

News correspondent. with so many people gathering, you can hear them. how peaceful is this crowd? >> this is one of several taking place across the country. it is extremely large alone outside the palace. you can probably see it is at least a mile and a half long of this main street that runs in front of the presidential palace and a short while ago and hovering above overhead is a military helicopter. not only here in cairo outside the palace, but also inside the iconic tahrir square and cities...

Africa, we are now helping millions of small farmers in africa make use of new technologies and farm more land. through a new,a loins in the private sector, we are investing billions of dollars in agriculture that grows more crops and brings more food to market and gives farmers better prices and helps lift 50 million people out of poverty in a decade. an end to famine, a thriving african agricultural industry. thats what opportunity looks like and what we want to build with you. we believe the ...

Do with trade. there was a recognition that these young people said i want to start something. i want to build something and then i want to sell something. now, to succeed, these efforts have to connect to something bigger. this is not just about numbers on a balance sheet or the resources out of the ground, societies and economies only advance as far as individuals are free to carry them forward. just as freedom cannot exist when people are imprisoned for political views, true opportunity canno...

Fundamental to opportunity this this age. its the light that children study by, the energy that allows an idea to be transformed into a real business, the lifeline for families to meet their most basic needs and its the connection that is needed to plug africa into the grid of the global economy. you have to have power. yet 2/3 of the population in subsaharan africa lacks access to power. the percentage is much higher for those who dont live in the cities. today i am proud to announce a new init...