Topic: Africa
Thousands of people poured onto the streets of the capital of Ghana on Saturday as US President Barack Obama launched into his first official trip into the heart of Africa to make a call for good governance.Huge crowds lined the streets of ...
US President Barack Obama arrived in Ghana on Friday on his first visit to sub-Saharan Africa since taking office.He was welcomed at Kotoka international airport in the oceanside capital Accra by Ghana's President John Atta-Mills to traditional Ashante drumming, chanting and dancing.Obama ...
President Barack Obama was due in Ghana late Friday for a one-day visit that has made many others in Africa jealous and cast a spotlight on issues that some governments would rather keep quiet.The Nation daily in Kenya said that the black ...
For Obama, Africa still on back-burner, no special treatmentNever mind that Barack Obama has never set foot in Ghana before. After arriving in Accra late Friday, Obama holds talks Saturday with Ghana President John Atta Mills, makes a speech to parliament, then ...
Anti-apartheid icon Desmond Tutu says Obama's 'complexion' will help him deal with AfricaRetired Archbishop Desmond Tutu says that President Barack Obama's background and race will help him influence African leaders.The anti-apartheid icon says Obama would be freer to make demands on African ...
Environmental lawyer and activist Luke Cole was killed in a car accident in Uganda last week. Cole (Stanford, Harvard Law) was well-known for his work on numerous leading environmental justice cases. He co-authored a book (pictured) with Professor Sheila Foster called "From ...
Al-Qaeda number two Ayman al-Zawahiri said Tuesday that Muslims had heard Barack Obama's " bloody messages" ahead of the US president's trip to the Middle East, according to a US monitor of Islamist websites.In an audio speech, Zawahiri argued that Obama has ...
Black Congress members go without food, seek visit with Obama to press for aid for DarfurInspired by actress Mia Farrow, members of Congress announced Tuesday that they were beginning a limited hunger strike to show solidarity with the people in Sudan's Darfur ...
Barack Obama, the first African-American US president, will visit Ghana in July, on his first official trip dedicated to the continent, the White House said Saturday.Obama, whose late father was from Kenya, will visit Ghana between July 10 and 11, after previously ...
ACCRA (Reuters) - Barack Obama will visit Africa for the first time since being sworn in as the first black U.S. president when he travels to Ghana in July, a trip many Africans hope will herald powerful help for their poor continent.Ghanaians ...
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