Monday, January 3, 2011

Obama to increase engagement with Africa in 2011

By JULIE PACE - AP | Published: 4:42 AM 01/03/2011

FILE - In this July 11, 2009, file photo, President Barack Obama takes the stage as he participates in a departure ceremony at the airport in Accra, Ghana. Obama is quietly but strategically stepping up his outreach to Africa, using this year to increase his engagement with a continent that is personally meaningful to him and important to U.S. interests. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

FILE - In this July 11, 2009, file photo, President Barack Obama speaks at a departure ceremony at the airport in Accra, Ghana. Obama is quietly but strategically stepping up his outreach to Africa, using this year to increase his engagement with a continent that is personally meaningful to him and important to U.S. interests. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari, File)

FILE - In this July 11, 2009, file photo, President Barack Obama addresses the Ghanaian Parliament in Accra, Ghana. Obama is quietly but strategically stepping up his outreach to Africa, using this year to increase his engagement with a continent that is personally meaningful to him and important to U.S. interests. Obama is quietly but strategically stepping up his outreach to Africa, using this year to increase his engagement with a continent that is personally meaningful to him and important to U.S. interests. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

FILE - In this July 11, 2009, file phto, President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama visit the La General Hospital in Accra, Ghana. Obama is quietly but strategically stepping up his outreach to Africa, using this year to increase his engagement with a continent that is personally meaningful to him and important to U.S. interests. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari, File)

FILE - In this July 11, 2009, file photo, a Ghanaian police officer mans a security barrier ahead of the arrival of President Barack Obama, at the Presidential Castle in Accra, Ghana. Obama is quietly but strategically stepping up his outreach to Africa, using this year to increase his engagement with a continent that is personally meaningful to him and important to U.S. interests. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)



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