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Sudan: Obama Envoy Heads to China to Pursue Darfur Peace
allAfrica, 23 May 2009
President Barack Obama's special envoy for Sudan, Major General J. Scott Gration, will hold a series of talks in the next week with a range of countries including China in an… Read more »
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Tanzania: Obama, Kikwete Meet in Oval Office on Africa's Conflicts
allAfrica, 22 May 2009
President Jakaya Kikwete of Tanzania became the first African head of state to visit the Obama White House Thursday, where he discussed issues including Africa's most pressing… Read more »
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Africa: Why Obama Chose Ghana
allAfrica, 18 May 2009
The question of why Barack Obama has chosen Ghana rather than Kenya, his father's homeland, or Nigeria, Africa's giant, for his first trip to Africa as President of the United… Read more »
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Sudan: Civil Society Urges Obama to Adopt New Peace Strategy
allAfrica, 1 May 2009
Three prominent American civil society advocacy groups have marked President Barack Obama's first 100 days in office by issuing an open letter calling on him to build a coalition… Read more »
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Nigeria: Country's Dimming International Stature
Daily Trust, 22 May 2009
Discerning Nigerians and indeed her friends are all agreed that by dint of her endowments Nigeria should be one of the foremost countries in Africa and the world. For many years,… Read more »
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Ghana: Don't Spoil the Obama Visit; Milk It!
Accra Mail, 22 May 2009
We wish to add our voice to the calls being made by well meaning Ghanaians to Ghanaian politicians not to politicize the visit of US President Barack Obama. We will not belabor it… Read more »
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Tanzania: President Welcomed At White House
America.gov, 22 May 2009
President Obama welcomed Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete as the first African head of state to visit him at the White House May 21. The leaders enjoyed "a valuable discussion on… Read more »
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Ghana: Democracy & Obama's Visit
Ghanaian Chronicle, 21 May 2009
For the third time in recent years, an American President is visiting Ghana. President Barrack Obama is expected in Accra on July 10th this year, and return the following day.… Read more »