U.S. President Barack Obama has saluted ailing former head of state Nelson Mandela, describing him as "hero for the world." Obama hounoured Mandela while in South Africa as part of his three-nation tour of Africa, which concludes in Tanzania.
US President Barack Obama used the official dinner hosted in his honour on Saturday to make a moving toast to former President Nelson Mandela. Read more »
Mr. and Mrs. Obama met with Nelson Mandela's two daughters and eight of his grandchildren Saturday. The president did not meet with Mandela. see more »
Senegalese President Macky Sall confirms that Nelson Mandela was part of the conversation he had with Barack Obama during the US President's visit to ... see more »
US President, Barack Obama, has once again paid tribute to Nelson Mandela. Obama was speaking at the University of Cape Town on Sunday evening. see more »
Before he left Washington DC for Dakar, U.S. President Barack Obama spoke about Mandela, on Thursday June 20, 2013, noting that: "We will be keeping him in our thoughts and… Read more »
U.S. President Barack Obama and his family have toured Robben Island, the former prison off Cape Town, South Africa where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for fighting to overturn… Read more »
US President Barack Obama has visited Nelson Mandela's Robben Island prison cell during the Cape Town leg of a three-day trip to South Africa. Obama's visit has been overshadowed… Read more »
US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle, along with daughters Malia and Sasha, visited Robben Island off the coast of Cape Town on Sunday in an "experience the family… Read more »
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