Obama promotes business in Kenya

By Sarah Westwood, Sarah Westwood

Published December 20, 2015

President Obama touted the power of entrepreneurship Saturday during a speech before the Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Kenya, where he is conducting his first presidential visit to the country.

"Entrepreneurship offers a positive alternative to the ideologies of violence and division that can all too often fill the void when young people don't see a future for themselves," Obama said.

The president noted "Africa is on the move" and that it is "one of the fastest-growing regions in the world," according to Reuters.

Although China has overtaken the U.S. as the continent's biggest trading partner, Obama pushed the Kenyan government to do more to protect businesspeople from corruption.