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BY COLLEEN MCCAIN NELSON IN CAPE TOWN, HEIDI VOGT IN DAR ES SALAAM AND DREW HINSHAW IN DAKAR, SENEGAL
U.S. President Barack Obama looked to reset his Africa policy Sunday, in a speech promising a new partnership that moved beyond aid to supporting democracy and access to electricity for a continent edging into an era of fewer conflicts and broader prosperity.
In what advisers billed as the signature speech in a weeklong tour, Mr. Obama committed to deeper engagement with Africa after a first term that saw him spend only one day on the continent.
On Sunday, he offered a plan that included a multibillion-dollar initiative to build power plants across the region, a renewed call to invest in …
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