Mayor Kasim Reed says he had no problem meeting with Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in January. He attributes this to Africans' "unique feeling" about Atlanta based on Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy. 

Atlanta has a key role to play in linking the U.S. with Africa, which is widely seen as the next frontier in the global economy, Mayor Kasim Reed told Global…

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Phil Bolton is the founder and publisher emeritus of Global Atlanta.