Picha: U.s African leaders summit 2014

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Ghana Finance Minister Seth Terkper, second from left, and Dana Hyde, CEO of the Millennium Challenge Corporation shake hands after signing the Ghana Compact during ceremonies at the State Department Tuesday in Washington, D.C. Also pictured are Ghana President John Dramani Mahama, left, and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, second from right

Rwanda President Paul Kagame and daughter Ange Kagame arrive at the North Portico of the White House for a State Dinner on Tuesday. The theme of the summit is "Investing in the Next Generation."

Obama delivers closing remarks during the U.S.-Africa Business Forum at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel on Tuesday.

A temporary tent-like building was constructed around an existing tree for the White House dinner on Tuesday.

Singer Lionel Richie performs "Easy" on the South Lawn of the White House Tuesday.

Benin President Boni Yayi arrives at the dinner Tuesday.

Secretary of State John Kerry, right, is joined by President of the Democratic Republic of Congo Joseph Kabila, as they speak to media at the State Department in Washington on Monday during the U.S.- Africa Leaders Summit.

 

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Vice President Joe Biden speaks during the Civil Society Forum of the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit on Monday.

Members of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) of the U.S. Army carry the flags of Mauritania, right, and Guinea-Bissau, left, in front of the Mauritania President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz's airplane on Monday at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland. .

 

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President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda, center, departs a reception for leaders attending the Summit on Capitol Hill on Monday. The gathering was hosted by the Senate Foreign Relations and the House Foreign Affairs Committees.

U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Samantha Power, left, speaks during the Civil Society Forum on Monday. She is joined by Deputy Minister of Public Service and Administration of the Republic of South Africa Ayanda Dlodlo, right.

 

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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, third from right, addresses the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) on Monday during the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit at the World Bank. Among those with Kerry are U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman, third from left, and World Bank President Dr. Jim Yong Kim, second from right.

Lady Tekber Mint Melainine Ould Ahmed of Mauritania walks down airplane stairs past an American flag on Monday as she arrives at Andrews Air Force Base, Md.

 

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Secretary of State John Kerry, right, shakes hands with Tunisia Foreign Minister Mongi Hamdi, as they speak to reporters at the State Department on Monday.

 

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Secretary of State John Kerry and Burkina Faso President Blaise Compaoré walk off after delivering remarks before a bilateral meeting during the Summit at the State Department on Monday.

Dr. Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, speaks at the Resilience and Food Security in Changing Climate Forum at the National Academy of Sciences on Monday.

 

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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, jokes about World Bank President Dr. Jim Yong Kim's days as a college football quarterback as he addresses the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) on Monday at the World Bank.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks at the Civil Society Forum at the National Academy of Sciences as part of the summit on Monday.

 

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Where is our Vasco Da Gama?

BACK TANGANYIKA

 

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U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum,D-Minn., looks on as Nkosazana Clarice Dlamini-Zuma, chairperson of the African Union Commission, speaks at the Resilience and Food Security in Changing Climate Forum at the National Academy of Sciences on Monday.

 

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President Barack Obama and more than 50 African officials wave as they gather for a family photo for the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit at the U.S. State Department
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President Obama jokes with President Boni Yayi of Benin during the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit​

 

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President Barack Obama, with President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz of Mauritania, left, and Mozambique's President Armando Emilio Guebuza, participates in the US African Leaders Summit​

 

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President Barack Obama greets Mozambique's President Armando Guebuza

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President Barack Obama shares a laugh with Ambassador Susan Rice, the President's National Security Advisor, during a lunch he hosted for over 50 African leaders and their delegations at the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit​

 

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President Barack Obama offers a toast at a dinner for the U.S. Africa Leaders Summit.

[h=2]Cameroon President Paul Biya and Wife Chantal[/h]

 

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South Africa's President Jacob Zuma and Wife Nompumelelo[/h]

[h=2]Lionel Richie Performs[/h]

 

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President of South Africa, Jacob Zuma (L) and one of his wives Nompumelelo Primrose Zuma (R) arrive at the North Portico of the White House, in Washington DC. Photo credit: EPA

 

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Republic of the Gambia's President Yahya Jammeh and his wife, Zineb Jammeh, arrive for the official U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit dinner hosted by U.S. President Barack Obama at the White House in Washington. Photo credit: Reuters