'Welcome home': Barack Obama in historic visit to Africa

Jul 11th, 2009 - Mail Online

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President Barack Obama has landed in Ghana on his first trip to sub-Saharan Africa since taking office.

Greeted by a rush of excitement on his arrival here, America's first black president planned a speech to Ghana's Parliament on Saturday outlining his hope for a future Africa prospering in democracy.

He was also visiting a hospital and a one-time slave trading post, joined by his wife, Michelle, a great-great-granddaughter of slaves.

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