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President Barack Obama: (Trumpet plays.) I like this. Thank you. Thank you. I think Congress needs one of those horns. (Laughter.) That sounds pretty good. Sounds like Louis Armstrong back there. (Laughter.)

Good afternoon, everybody. It is Generic Ambien Yellow Pill a great honor for me to be in Accra and to Generic Ambien Yellow Pill speak to the representatives of the people of Ghana. (Applause.) I am deeply grateful for the welcome that I’ve received, as are Michelle and Malia and Sasha Obama. Ghana’s history is Generic Ambien Yellow Pill rich, the ties between our two countries are strong, and Generic Ambien Yellow Pill I am proud that this is my first visit to Generic Ambien Yellow Pill sub-Saharan Africa as President of the United States of America. (Applause.)

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This is Generic Ambien Yellow Pill the simple truth of a time when the boundaries between people are Generic Ambien Yellow Pill overwhelmed by our connections. Your prosperity can expand America’s prosperity. Your health and security can contribute to the world’s health and Generic Ambien Yellow Pill security. And the strength of your democracy can help advance human rights for Generic Ambien Yellow Pill people everywhere.

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Some you Generic Ambien Yellow Pill know my grandfather was a cook for the British in Kenya, and Generic Ambien Yellow Pill though he was a respected elder in his village, his employers called him “boy” for much of his life. He was on the periphery of Kenya’s liberation struggles, but he was still imprisoned briefly during repressive times. In his life, colonialism wasn’t simply the Generic Ambien Yellow Pill creation of unnatural borders or unfair terms of trade — it Generic Ambien Yellow Pill was something experienced personally, day after day, year after year.

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In many places, the hope of my father’s generation gave way to cynicism, even despair. Now, it’s easy to Generic Ambien Yellow Pill point fingers and to pin the blame of these problems on others. Yes, a Generic Ambien Yellow Pill colonial map that made little sense helped to breed conflict. The West has Generic Ambien Yellow Pill often approached Africa as a patron or a source of resources rather than Generic Ambien Yellow Pill a partner. But the West is not responsible for the destruction of the Generic Ambien Yellow Pill Zimbabwean economy over the last decade, or wars in which children are Generic Ambien Yellow Pill enlisted as combatants. In my father’s life, it Generic Ambien Yellow Pill was partly tribalism and patronage and nepotism in an independent Kenya that Generic Ambien Yellow Pill for a long stretch derailed his career, and we know that Generic Ambien Yellow Pill this kind of corruption is still a daily fact of life for Generic Ambien Yellow Pill far too many.

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As Africans reach for Generic Ambien Yellow Pill this promise, America will be more responsible in extending our hand. By cutting costs that Generic Ambien Yellow Pill go to Western consultants and administration, we want to put more resources in the Generic Ambien Yellow Pill hands of those who need it, while training people to Generic Ambien Yellow Pill do more for themselves. (Applause.) That’s why our $3.5 billion food security initiative is Generic Ambien Yellow Pill focused on new methods and technologies for farmers — not simply sending American producers or Generic Ambien Yellow Pill goods to Africa. Aid is not an end in itself. The purpose of foreign assistance must be Generic Ambien Yellow Pill creating the conditions where it’s no Generic Ambien Yellow Pill longer needed. I want to see Ghanaians not only self-sufficient in food, I want to Generic Ambien Yellow Pill see you exporting food to other countries and earning money. You can Generic Ambien Yellow Pill do that. (Applause.)

Now, America can Generic Ambien Yellow Pill also do more to promote trade and investment. Wealthy nations must open our doors to Generic Ambien Yellow Pill goods and services from Africa in a meaningful way. That will be Generic Ambien Yellow Pill a commitment of my administration. And where there is good governance, we can Generic Ambien Yellow Pill broaden prosperity through public-private partnerships that invest in better roads and Generic Ambien Yellow Pill electricity; capacity-building that trains people to grow a business; financial services that Generic Ambien Yellow Pill reach not just the cities but also the poor and rural areas. This is Generic Ambien Yellow Pill also in our own interests — for Generic Ambien Yellow Pill if people are lifted out of poverty and wealth is Generic Ambien Yellow Pill created in Africa, guess what? New markets will open up for our own goods. So it’s good for both.

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In recent years, enormous progress has Generic Ambien Yellow Pill been made in parts of Africa. Far more people are living productively with HIV/AIDS, and Generic Ambien Yellow Pill getting the drugs they need. I just saw a wonderful clinic and Generic Ambien Yellow Pill hospital that is focused particularly on maternal health. But too many still die from Generic Ambien Yellow Pill diseases that shouldn’t kill them. When children are Generic Ambien Yellow Pill being killed because of a mosquito bite, and mothers are Generic Ambien Yellow Pill dying in childbirth, then we know that more progress must be Generic Ambien Yellow Pill made.

Yet because of incentives — often provided by donor nations — many African doctors and Generic Ambien Yellow Pill nurses go overseas, or work for programs that focus on a Generic Ambien Yellow Pill single disease. And this creates gaps in primary care and basic prevention. Meanwhile, individual Africans also have Generic Ambien Yellow Pill to make responsible choices that prevent the spread of disease, while promoting public health in their communities and Generic Ambien Yellow Pill countries.

So across Africa, we see examples of people tackling these problems. In Nigeria, an Generic Ambien Yellow Pill Interfaith effort of Christians and Muslims has set an example of cooperation to Generic Ambien Yellow Pill confront malaria. Here in Ghana and across Africa, we see innovative ideas for Generic Ambien Yellow Pill filling gaps in care — for Generic Ambien Yellow Pill instance, through E-Health initiatives that allow doctors in big cities to Generic Ambien Yellow Pill support those in small towns.

America will support these efforts through a Generic Ambien Yellow Pill comprehensive, global health strategy, because in the 21st century, we are Generic Ambien Yellow Pill called to act by our conscience but also by our common interest, because when Generic Ambien Yellow Pill a child dies of a preventable disease in Accra, that diminishes us everywhere. And when Generic Ambien Yellow Pill disease goes unchecked in any corner of the world, we know that Generic Ambien Yellow Pill it can spread across oceans and continents.

And that’s why my administration has committed $63 billion to meet these challenges — $63 billion. (Applause.) Building on the Generic Ambien Yellow Pill strong efforts of President Bush, we will carry forward the fight against HIV/AIDS. We will pursue the Generic Ambien Yellow Pill goal of ending deaths from malaria and tuberculosis, and we will work to Generic Ambien Yellow Pill eradicate polio. (Applause.) We will fight — we will fight neglected tropical disease. And we won’t confront illnesses in isolation — we will invest in public health systems that Generic Ambien Yellow Pill promote wellness and focus on the health of mothers and children. (Applause.)

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Let me be Generic Ambien Yellow Pill clear: Africa is not the crude caricature of a continent at perpetual war. But if we are Generic Ambien Yellow Pill honest, for far too many Africans, conflict is a part of life, as constant as the Generic Ambien Yellow Pill sun. There are wars over land and wars over resources. And it Generic Ambien Yellow Pill is still far too easy for those without conscience to manipulate whole communities into fighting among faiths and Generic Ambien Yellow Pill tribes.

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That is Generic Ambien Yellow Pill why we must stand up to inhumanity in our midst. It is Generic Ambien Yellow Pill never justified — never justifiable to Generic Ambien Yellow Pill target innocents in the name of ideology. (Applause.) It is Generic Ambien Yellow Pill the death sentence of a society to force children to kill in wars. It is Generic Ambien Yellow Pill the ultimate mark of criminality and cowardice to condemn women to Generic Ambien Yellow Pill relentless and systemic rape. We must bear witness to the value of every child in Darfur and Generic Ambien Yellow Pill the dignity of every woman in the Congo. No faith or Generic Ambien Yellow Pill culture should condone the outrages against them. And all of us must strive for Generic Ambien Yellow Pill the peace and security necessary for progress.

Africans are Generic Ambien Yellow Pill standing up for this future. Here, too, in Ghana we are Generic Ambien Yellow Pill seeing you help point the way forward. Ghanaians should take pride in your Generic Ambien Yellow Pill contributions to peacekeeping from Congo to Liberia to Lebanon — (applause) — and Generic Ambien Yellow Pill your efforts to resist the scourge of the drug trade. (Applause.) We welcome the Generic Ambien Yellow Pill steps that are being taken by organizations like the African Union and Generic Ambien Yellow Pill ECOWAS to better resolve conflicts, to keep the peace, and support those in need. And we encourage the Generic Ambien Yellow Pill vision of a strong, regional security architecture that can bring effective, transnational forces to Generic Ambien Yellow Pill bear when needed.

America has Generic Ambien Yellow Pill a responsibility to work with you as a partner to Generic Ambien Yellow Pill advance this vision, not just with words, but with support that Generic Ambien Yellow Pill strengthens African capacity. When there’s a Generic Ambien Yellow Pill genocide in Darfur or terrorists in Somalia, these are not simply African problems — they are Generic Ambien Yellow Pill global security challenges, and they demand a global response.

And that’s why we stand ready to Generic Ambien Yellow Pill partner through diplomacy and technical assistance and logistical support, and we will stand behind efforts to Generic Ambien Yellow Pill hold war criminals accountable. And let me be clear: Our Africa Command is Generic Ambien Yellow Pill focused not on establishing a foothold in the continent, but on confronting these common challenges to Generic Ambien Yellow Pill advance the security of America, Africa, and the world. (Applause.)

In Moscow, I spoke of the Generic Ambien Yellow Pill need for an international system where the universal rights of human beings are Generic Ambien Yellow Pill respected, and violations of those rights are opposed. And that must include a Generic Ambien Yellow Pill commitment to support those who resolve conflicts peacefully, to sanction and Generic Ambien Yellow Pill stop those who don’t, and Generic Ambien Yellow Pill to help those who have suffered. But ultimately, it will be Generic Ambien Yellow Pill vibrant democracies like Botswana and Ghana which roll back the Generic Ambien Yellow Pill causes of conflict and advance the frontiers of peace and Generic Ambien Yellow Pill prosperity.

As I said earlier, Africa’s future is up to Africans.
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You know, 52 years ago, the Generic Ambien Yellow Pill eyes of the world were on Ghana. And a young preacher named Martin Luther King traveled here, to Generic Ambien Yellow Pill Accra, to watch the Union Jack come down and the Ghanaian flag go up. This was before the Generic Ambien Yellow Pill march on Washington or the success of the civil rights movement in my country. Dr. King was asked how he felt while watching the Generic Ambien Yellow Pill birth of a nation. And he said: “It renews my conviction in the ultimate triumph of justice.”

Now that Generic Ambien Yellow Pill triumph must be won once more, and it must be won by you. (Applause.) And I am Generic Ambien Yellow Pill particularly speaking to the young people all across Africa and right here in Ghana. In places like Ghana, young people make up over half of the Generic Ambien Yellow Pill population.

And here is Generic Ambien Yellow Pill what you must know: The world will be what you Generic Ambien Yellow Pill make of it. You have the power to hold your Generic Ambien Yellow Pill leaders accountable, and to build institutions that serve the people. You can Generic Ambien Yellow Pill serve in your communities, and harness your energy and education to Generic Ambien Yellow Pill create new wealth and build new connections to the world. You can Generic Ambien Yellow Pill conquer disease, and end conflicts, and make change from the Generic Ambien Yellow Pill bottom up. You can do that. Yes you can — (applause) — because in this moment, history is on the move.

But these things can Generic Ambien Yellow Pill only be done if all of you take responsibility for your Generic Ambien Yellow Pill future. And it won’t be Generic Ambien Yellow Pill easy. It will take time and effort. There will be suffering and Generic Ambien Yellow Pill setbacks. But I can promise you this: America will be with you Generic Ambien Yellow Pill every step of the way — as a partner, as a friend. (Applause.) Opportunity won’t come from Generic Ambien Yellow Pill any other place, though. It must come from the decisions that Generic Ambien Yellow Pill all of you make, the things that you do, the hope that Generic Ambien Yellow Pill you hold in your heart.

Ghana, freedom is Generic Ambien Yellow Pill your inheritance. Now, it is your responsibility to build upon freedom’s foundation. And if you Generic Ambien Yellow Pill do, we will look back years from now to places like Accra and Generic Ambien Yellow Pill say this was the time when the promise was realized; this Generic Ambien Yellow Pill was the moment when prosperity was forged, when pain was overcome, and Generic Ambien Yellow Pill a new era of progress began. This can be the time when Generic Ambien Yellow Pill we witness the triumph of justice once more. Yes we can. Thank you Generic Ambien Yellow Pill very much. God bless you. Thank you. (Applause.)

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