Africa Summit Puts Spotlight on Region’s Promise — and Needs
As Obama meets with African leaders, investors announce big infrastructure plans but caution that more needs to be done to improve the investment climate
Tom Buerkle
August 6, 2014
Alhaji Aliko, president of Dangote Group, right, listens to Jeffrey Immelt, chairman and chief executive officer of General Electric Co., during a forum on African energy and innovation at the Newseum in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Monday, Aug. 4, 2014. A two-decade surge in growth in Africa suggests the poorest continent is starting to come to grips with its challenges and has raised the prospect of the "African lions" emulating the "Asian tiger" economies in the 21st century. Photographer: Drew Angerer/Bloomberg *** Local Caption *** Alhaji Aliko; Jeffrey Immelt
Drew Angerer/Bloomberg
