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Entries for July, 2009

What is the Meaning of President Obama’s Visit to Ghana?

A lot of Africans are now having a great debat about why President Obama decided to Visit Ghana. Many Nigerians, Kenyans, Cameroons, Congolese, South Africas are all asking why he decided to go to Ghana instead of the other regional power houses.
Here are some videos.

What do you think? Please feel free to post a comment [...]

Obama Arrives in Ghana: Video, Pictures

Reuters is reporting President Obama’s arrival in Accra Ghana safely, stepped on the Red Carpet and was greeted by a joyous crowd. The President is expected to deliver his speech to the Ghanaian Parliament inside the Accra International Convention Center on Saturday. He is also expected to visit the Slave Castle at Cape Coast together [...]

Michelle Obama visits Slave Trading Cape Coast Castle in Ghana

Michelle Obama visits Slave Trading Cape Code Castle in Ghana during the President’s visit to the continent.
This is a very emotional visit for the President and First Lady and thier 2 young children.
Embedded video from CNN Video
Here’s a description of the castle from News24
“The former slave trading fort lying some 160km west of the capital [...]

Watch President Obama’s Speech in Accra Ghana Africa Video, text

You can watch the video of President Obama’s Speech in Accra Ghana Africa live at BantuNet.com on July 11th 2009 and also the full text. The exact time for the speech will be provided as it becomes available. The time will be posted at http://www.BantuNet.com for the different time zones of the world.

The speech was [...]

Ask President Obama a Question SMS text message

President Obama is asking all Africans to send him a text message with all their questions before his visit to Ghana on July 11th.
Here’s the full text from America.gov
“An Invitation to Africans: Send a message to President Obama
Receive highlights of his speech in Ghana, too
Starting July 3, you are invited to send a text message [...]