It was an image that spoke volumes: On the fringes of last
August’s U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit, President Barack
Obama welcomed heads of state to dinner at the White
House. Most of the dignitaries brought their wives. Paul
Kagame didn’t.
The Rwandan president arrived with Ange Kagame, his only
daughter, a now 21-year-old budding philanthropist who, in
many ways, represents the next generation of promising
African leaders — a generation that stands ready to shape a
continent ripe with opportunity despite its long history of
poverty, conflicts and other development challenges.

