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Obama tells Africa forum 'no reason' for press restriction

By Mohamed Keita/CPJ Africa Advocacy Coordinator

Obama's Young African Leaders Forum in Washington touched on press freedom. (America.gov)

One out of 10 delegates participating this week in U.S. President Barack Obama's Young African Leaders Forum was a journalist. The forum, a U.S. initiative meant to spark discussions on the future of Africa in a year when 17 countries on the continent are celebrating 50 years of nationhood, did not overlook freedom of the press, as I witnessed in its final event on Thursday at Washington's museum of news, the Newseum.

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