(VOVworld) – US President Barack Obama left Washington on Thursday for Kenya, Ethiopia, and the African Union headquarters on his 4th visit to Africa since he took office in 2009.
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Workers finish installing a large billboard showing Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta (L) and President Barack Obama in downtown Nairobi, Kenya, July 23, 2015 (Photo: AP)
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On the eve of his visit, Obama said he looked forward to visiting Kenya, where his father was born, and which now has a great potential for co-operation and development. He said that with its dynamism and rapid growth, Africa has the potential to become the next center of global economic development.