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PRESIDENT OBAMA: I think there is no doubt that the most important investment any country
can make -- not just an African country -- any country can make is educating its youth and
providing them the skills they need to compete in a highly technological advanced world economy
-- countries that do not do that well will not succeed. Countries that excel at training
their young people are going to succeed, because these days businesses can go anywhere. And
one of the key criteria for any business is, where can I find outstanding workers? Where
can I find outstanding people to manage a plant or manage my sales force? And if you
have countries with high illiteracy rates or limited skills, you're going to have problems.