Africa:   Booming China-Africa Trade, a Real Wakeup Call for U.S. to Take Africa Seriously - Expert

Focac, 1 July 2013

The visit by the U.S. President Barack Obama to Africa is not aimed at countering the Chinese influence in the continent but rather to seek a foothold, an expert on U.S.-Africa… Read more »

Africa:   U.S. Leader Announces Africa Trade Initiative

Daily News, 2 July 2013

UNITED States President Barack Obama announced a new initiative called Africa Trade aimed at increasing trade within Africa and between Africa and US. Read more »

Africa:   White House Fact Sheet On Trade Africa Partnership

State Department, 1 July 2013

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Tanzania:   Obama's Visit to Tanzania...fruitful Indeed

Daily News, 3 July 2013

UNITED States President Barack Obama concluded his three-nation African tour yesterday stressing on the need for Public Private Partnership (PPP) in development programmes, but… Read more »

Africa:   Modest Returns for Obama

DW, 2 July 2013

Obama's one week trip to Africa is now over. Africans' initial enthusiasm for him has evaporated and some even believe his commitment to the continent is less intense than his… Read more »

Africa:   Obama Wraps Up Three-Stop Africa Tour in Tanzania

DW, 2 July 2013

US President Barack Obama has concluded his three-stop Africa tour in Tanzania where he honored the victims of the 1998 US embassy bombing with George W. Bush. Obama's visit also… Read more »

Tanzania:   Obama Arrives in Tanzania With Trade in Mind

VOA, 1 July 2013

U.S. President Barack Obama has arrived in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, the last stop on his three-nation tour of Africa. Mr. Obama will hold talks with his Tanzanian counterpart… Read more »

Africa:   Obama Plan to Electrify Africa Offers a "New Model" of Aid

IPS, 2 July 2013

During an eight-day trip to Africa, President Barack Obama unveiled an ambitious plan to improve access to electricity across the continent, a move the White House says is designed… Read more »

Africa:   Obama's Africa Tour, an Attempt to Save Face

The Herald, 2 July 2013

U.S president Barack Obama's visit comes at a moment when the world is gripped with the spectacle of a young American, Edward Snowden, fleeing the United States because he was… Read more »

South Africa:   SACCI Welcomes Pres Obama's Support for Extending Agoa

SACCI, 1 July 2013

The South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SACCI) welcomes the support given by the US President Barack Obama to extend the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA)… Read more »

Africa:   Africa Has to Take Lead Against Its Tragedies - - Obama

Daily Trust, 2 July 2013

United States President Barack Obama says the US can't stop tragedies in Africa alone, but if Africans step forward and lead, the US can help. Read more »