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...gather to cheer him, a stark contrast to South Africa, which he toured earlier in this trip and where most people have never heard the name Obama. After a ceremony to remember the more than 200 people who were killed during the 1998 bombing of the U.S. embassy in Nairobi, a crowd on the street outside chanted "Obama, come to us" and waved banners bearing his likeness. And when he arrived in Kogelo last Saturday in a motorcade followed by camera crews and reporters, screaming crowds chanted his name, a praise singer catalogued his strengths and children sang songs about...
...doubt that Obama's popularity here helps the U.S. Many Kenyans dream about America as a place of opportunity and wealth. But in the past few years it has also gained a reputation as a bully. George Okoth, 36, a manager in a newspaper printing plant in Nairobi, says Obama has reminded Kenyans of all the good the U.S. does. "Who hates America is not our concern," says Okoth, who journeyed to Kisumu to see Obama take his AIDS test. "We need to know what good has America done for us and what we can do for America...
...NAIROBI, Kenya—It is my third visit in as many summers to sub-Saharan Africa. I now realize being even slightly bright-eyed and bushy-tailed was foolish. My first day here, waking to the dawn, having a quick tea, sharpening pencils, readying my digital camera, powering up my laptop—doing all those things one must do in readiness for an archive filled with glorious, old, virginal glimpses from the past— I was in the groove for historical research.My excitement lasted until around 8:45 a.m., when some wrangling in Swahili with the archives?...
...beginning to emerge. Could Haditha be just the tip of the iceberg? The tragic war in Iraq should serve as a lesson to the U.S.: Never again should you elect as President a person who makes unilateral and rash decisions, one who acts first and thinks later. Peter Karanja Nairobi...
...Kenya In Nairobi, Hu helped CNOOC secure oil-exploration rights to more than 115,000 sq km of the Indian Ocean. China will bestow $7.5 million in aid and grants for malaria medicine, rice and a sports stadium...