 The Innovative and Tech Enabled American Space in Lagos is aimed at supporting youth innovation, entrepreneurship and creativity in Nigeria. The United States Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken, on Wednesday commissioned the American Corner in the Lakey area of Lagos State. The Innovative and Tech Enabled American Space in Lagos is aimed to support youth innovation and entrepreneurship. Blinken also, who is in his second day in Nigeria, was accompanied in the inauguration of the space by the Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Bosun, Tijani and other US government officials. The future really is with Africa. It's no secret to anyone that in the coming years, one in four inhabitants of this planet will be from this continent. And so we would ignore Africa at our peril. But we also see the incredible power in these partnerships in actually solving problems together. And when we're thinking about Africa, Nigeria has to be front and center. The largest country, the largest economy, the largest democracy. It is a natural partner for the United States. And as we're looking at what we're doing together, trying to address the climate crisis that's affecting all of us in different ways, developing artificial intelligence for good, accelerating inclusive economic growth, all of that is strengthened powerfully by one thing. And that is the tens of thousands of Americans who are here in Nigeria, working, studying, coming together with Nigerians around joint ventures, and the more than 500,000 Nigerian Americans who are such a powerful part of our own community. This place, this American corner in Leckie, will, I believe, reinforce that incredibly vibrant relationship between our countries and between our peoples. You heard it from Will. Nigeria has more American spaces than any other African country. 24 locations in 21 cities, 4,400 programs reaching 100,000 Nigerians every year, and now number 25. We know that there are so many other Nigerians like each and every one of you who want to make connections, who want to acquire skills, who may want to spend time in the United States studying, working, engaging with people. And there are many ways to do that, but these American spaces are a big part of it.