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Yellen, at former slave port, sees path of renewal for Africa and U.S.

Yellen, at former slave port, sees path of renewal for Africa and U.S.

ANDREA SHALAL U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen spoke of the "unspeakable cruelty" and enduring consequences of the trans-Atlantic slave trade but said she was heartened by signs of progress and renewal in both the United States and Africa. Yellen visited the House of Slaves, a fort built in the late 18th century on Goree Island off the coast of Senegal as a transit point for human beings before they were forcibly transported across the Atlantic, as she continued a three-country visit to Africa. "I take from this place the importance of redoubling our commitment to fight for our shared principles and the…
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