President Obama rightly observed in his speech to the Ghanaian parliament last month that "development depends on good governance." When Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Trade Representative Ron Kirk attend a trade summit with African leaders in Nairobi this week, they should make good on Obama's observation by announcing they will negotiate trade agreements with African countries meeting governance criteria used in U.S. development policy. Such a trade and development initiative that harnesses incentives could spur reform, liberalization and prosperity on the continent, where so many previous development efforts have foundered.
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