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...That last comment might help explain why Obama has opted to deliver his key Africa speech to Ghana's Parliament rather than to a public crowd, which would probably have drawn huge numbers. The news site Politico last weekend speculated that Obama - or his security detail - may also want to avoid the kind of bedlam that greeted Bill Clinton's visit to Accra in 1998, when he was nearly crushed by a crowd that numbered in the hundreds of thousands. On that day, as people surged toward the stage, the visibly terrified Clinton shouted, "Get back! Get back!" (Read "Into...
...that, Obama is not likely to carry any dramatic new policies with him to Africa. That's because much of the tough work was done during George W. Bush's tenure. Bush received high praise from Africans and aid organizations for hugely increasing the U.S. commitment to Africa, creating new funding streams for AIDS and malaria treatment and research and sharpening the world's focus on helping the continent. And Obama appears no closer to resolving intractable conflicts in places like Zimbabwe, Somalia and Darfur - all thousands of miles from his destination on Friday. (See pictures of tension in Zimbabwe...
...Still, Obama has achieved some small victories. He has reversed Bush's ban on giving U.S. funds to foreign organizations that also offer abortion services - a law that had hit many family-planning programs in Africa. And he has said he intends to tackle the onerous situation of African farmers, in part by creating a new $1 billion program funded by G-8 countries to boost agriculture in developing nations. He has also said that rather than shipping American-grown produce thousands of miles, he favors easing restrictions on using locally grown crops for U.S. food aid in Africa. However...
...biggest impact Obama makes during his trip to Africa might be the enormous accomplishment he has already achieved - getting elected President. Even though that alone will not be enough to oust dictators and usher in new democracies, it is sure to keep Diarra singing out of the window of his taxi, "O-bama! O-bama...
...China's Iron and Steel Association were the front men at the negotiating sessions. China was demanding price cuts of up to 44% per ton of iron ore this year - about 10% more than the cuts Japanese and Korean steel producers received. (See pictures of Chinese investment in Africa...