President Barack Obama is gathering nearly 50 African heads of state in Washington DC for an unprecedented summit, August 4 - 6.
ກອງປະຊຸມສຸດຍອດ ສະຫະລັດ - ອາຟຣິກາ ເລີ້ມຂຶ້ນທີ່ວໍຊິງຕັນ
![Representatives from various African nations gather at the opening session of the U.S. - Africa Leaders Summit, in Washington, DC, Aug. 4, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/022c77e3-d6e6-4e5d-88f7-39b80b437edd_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Representatives from various African nations gather at the opening session of the U.S. - Africa Leaders Summit, in Washington, DC, Aug. 4, 2014.
![Secretary of State John Kerry (left) and World Bank Chairman Jim Yong Kim arrive for a meeting of the U.S.- Africa Leaders Summit, at the World Bank, Washington, DC, Aug. 4, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/85b35d8b-defe-4cef-b345-56806947e420_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Secretary of State John Kerry (left) and World Bank Chairman Jim Yong Kim arrive for a meeting of the U.S.- Africa Leaders Summit, at the World Bank, Washington, DC, Aug. 4, 2014.
![Mali President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita (right) arrives to attend the U.S. - Africa Leaders Summit, at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, Aug. 3, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/30058bc9-dc00-44af-9979-4886fe661a2e_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Mali President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita (right) arrives to attend the U.S. - Africa Leaders Summit, at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, Aug. 3, 2014.
![The U.S. and Ivory Coast national flags are displayed in a public bus station station, in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Aug. 3, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/c153c3c5-561a-462f-9e9e-fa21e905364c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The U.S. and Ivory Coast national flags are displayed in a public bus station station, in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Aug. 3, 2014.