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Kamala Harris: “In many African nations, their economy is based on…”

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Published April 10, 2026 | Video Starts at 23:41

… a huge impact on the future of the world, or it's going to present a risk if we just ignore the needs of the people who are there. For example, In many African nations, their economy is based on agriculture. Right. So the work that we could do in partnership around new ways of. You know, I've been spending a lot of time in the south, as you and I talked about. (23:41–23:47)

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Asserts that agriculture is a primary economic sector in many African countries.

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