Obama heads to Tanzania on last leg of African tour
US President Barack Obama delivers a speech at the University of Cape Town in South Africa. Obama warned that Africa could only fulfill its rising potential with leaders who serve their people, not tyrants who enrich themselves.
Later, in a speech at Cape Town University, Obama decried "thugs and warlords" who hold back the promise in Africa.
In a strident call for democratic change and good governance, Obama used the political legacy of Mandela and South Africa's emergence from grim years of racist apartheid rule as proof that freedom will ultimately prevail.
"History shows us that progress is only possible where governments exist to serve their people and not the other way around," said Obama, drawing loud and prolonged cheers from his audience of more than 1,000 people.
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/obama-heads-to-tanzania/729826.html
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I'm always needing to brush up on my geography
http://theobamadiary.com/2013/06/30/south-africa-the-day-in-images/
I'm so thrilled they got to go on their precious journey to Africa and I will be glad when they get back home in time for the Fourth of July and Malia's birthday.
BOG
she Mahalo for the OP.
Needless to say I went to bed after that!
Home for the holidays~ Born on the Fourth of July! 
Happy Birthday Malia!
BOG Cha~
Obamnia!!!!
What a hopeful tour it was. The First Family did us proud as always!
so many in our Country, she.
What's not to love except if you're a witchhunter.
BOG
Cha~
Mahalo, she BOG
The light of love in his eyes always, so much so that I called him an angel to my friends. Always kind and forgiving to everyone.
He loves America and all its people, and had moved her over ten years ago and voted Democratic when he got the right to vote. The look on his face when Obama was elected twice was priceless. An epiphany for the people of Africa.
His new job made me think of this trip today. He'll be gone for years no doubt in his training. Perhaps to Africa where he can help translate?
Although his English is perfect and he was going to community college to get the basics for being a doctor. So I'm thinking that is where the military will use him. It brings tears to my eyes, I miss him already.
For so long America and Africa have needed to heal the wounds of the past centuries. The Obamas trip to Africa may be the beginning of that.
Unfortunately, when I searched for pictures of this trip elsewhere, I ended up with the results of wingnuts saying how the only help Obama would give would be genocide. Ah, some people need to open their minds and learn some world history...
The story of your young friend is inspiring. He will do amazing things for Africa and for America when he returns.
It is our youth, freshwest. They are our future and they are proving that over and over.
To the Obama's for the tireless work they have done to heal old wounds~
BOG
As shown in your map, freshwesh, the color of Africa that Cha provided and the color of the Fabrics at the bazaar that I posted. They are the color of the world. You know something, our colors are getting brighter and bolder every single day! It is the color of change and it's beautiful!
The Color of Things
"A man's character always takes its hue, more or less, from the form and color of things about him." - Frederick Douglass
BOG
thank you for the beautifully wrapped African Proverb~
Exactly, fresh.. Profound observation..
The BOG Africa trip threads are the best thing on DU this week. I wouldn't have known he was there otherwise. More pics from a yahoo link KoKo posted in GD:
article: http://news.yahoo.com/obama-ends-africa-trip-joining-bush-memorial-052247389.html
been the best thing on DU.. all week. And, thanks to chiips & TOD and our BOGGers we had them.
People from all these countries viewed the TOD coverage of Obamas in Africa~
http://theobamadiary.com/2013/07/02/thank-you-for-visiting-africa/
And, here they are Home Again..
http://theobamadiary.com/2013/07/02/home-16/