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Obama to visit West Africa’s Ghana

Posted by K Mensah on 5/17/09 • Categorized as Africa, Politics

Per Africanews, U.S. President Barack Obama is scheduled to embark on a two-day state visit to the West African country of Ghana in July. His wife, Michelle Obama and other high ranking government officials are expected to accompany him. Obama and his delegation will also visit the Cape Coast Castle – an epitome of the slave era – in the central region of Ghana.

A statement from the Foreign Affairs Ministry of the country said Obama is due from 10 – 11 July, 2009. “During his visit, President Obama will hold bilateral talks with his Ghanaian counterpart, President John Evans Atta Mills, aimed at strengthening the fraternal relations existing between the two countries,” the statement said.

Twitterers in Ghana’s capital Accra are excited about the news of the world’s number one person’s visit:

  1. adisa Lansah
    abjel (Accra) am glad Obama makes his 1st stop on d continent in Ghana. what a moment that will be? 23 hours, 32 minutes ago from mobile web
  2. Afrequeen
    LadyAfrikann (Accra)  Obama Will Be Visiting Ghana, Afrika. His First Trip As President To Sub-Saharan Afrika. Welcome!!! 16 hours, 28 minutes ago from web
  3. Kwabena Poku
    smoagyemang (Accra) OBAMA TO VISIT GHANA. 1st will he be recieved @ the Jubilee HOUSE? and 2nd Will we be notified about the traffic situation Soon as possible? 4 hours, 39 minutes ago from web
  4. Abena
    chardona (Accra) Yes, it is official: Obama will be in Accra in July! 1 hour, 43 minutes ago from web
  5. kent
    mensah (Accra) Obama Visits Accra, Ghana on his first Sub-Saharan Africa visit. Did he ignore his fatherland Kenya? http://is.gd/AKCq 41 minutes ago from twhirl
  6. Elizabeth Shelby
    elizabethshelby (Accra) Just read on the cnn ticker that obama will visit ghana in july. Nice. 38 minutes ago from txt
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  • Asare Daniel Pobee
    Obama made the right choice to visit the gateway to the sub region, Ghana.I would appeal all talks with the world leader would be beneficial to the local people.i am much delighted we host Obama and his family during this great season of emancipation and joining us are people from the diaspora.
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