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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 africa's oldest university and that this same university would have conferred an honorary degree to a president nelson mandela. it would have seemed impossible. that's the power that comes from acting on our ideals. that's what mandela understood. it wasn't just the giants of history who brought about this change. think of the many millions of acts of conscious that were part

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 across the country. by some estimates, it is as many as 22 million people. that number is based on ...

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. that's what opportunity looks like and what we want to build with you. we believe the countries have to have the power to prevent illness and care for the sick. ourests to combat malari...

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 cannot exist when people are imprisoned for sickness or hunger or darkness. the question we have been ask...

Fundamental to opportunity this this age. it's 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 it's 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 don't live in the cities. today i am proud to announce a new initiative. we have been dealing with agriculture and health. now we are talk about power. power afri...