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President Barack Obama opened the final day of the three-day 2014 U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington Wednesday with words of support for countries struggling with an outbreak of the Ebola virus.
"On behalf of all of us here today, our thoughts and prayers for those who have been affected by the Ebola outbreak, especially those who have lost loved ones," Obama said. "The United States and our international partners will continue to do whatever we can to help our African partners respond to this crisis, and to stand with the people of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. In their histories, they've overcome great challenges, an they're drawing on that same spirit of strength and resilience today."
The leaders of Liberia and Sierra Leone did not make the trip to the summit due to the outbreak.
Obama also discussed Africa's important role in the world.
"I believe a new Africa is emerging," he said, "with some of the world's
