Barack Obama To Kenya

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  "He Is Our Son": Obama Wins Hearts In Visit To Father's Native Kenya

  Even for Barack Obama, who is often greeted by fervent throngs in his home country, the adulation the former president receives in his father's native Kenya is in a league of its own.

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  Pope Francis Visits Poor and Young in Kenya Slum on Africa Tour

  Pope Francis won a rapturous welcome today as he visited a congested Kenyan slum to convey a message of solidarity with the poor and underprivileged, a highlight of his three-nation Africa tour.

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  Barack Obama Visit a Security Nightmare, Admits Kenya Police Chief

  Kenya's police chief today admitted that US President Barack Obama's weekend visit to Kenya was a security "nightmare", but said the incident-free trip to Nairobi had proved a major confidence booster for the country.

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  Barack Obama Tells Africans to Build Democracy, Create Jobs to Thrive

  Barack Obama told African nations on Tuesday they needed to respect democratic rules and create jobs to avoid a slide into disorder.

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  Barack Obama Tells Kenyans They Can Succeed, Sees Challenges

  U.S. President Barack Obama told Kenyans on Sunday on his first presidential trip to his father's homeland there was "no limit to what you can achieve" but said they had to deepen democracy, tackle corruption and end exclusion based on gender or ethnicity.

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  Barack Obama Begins Ethiopia, African Union Visit

  US President Barack Obama landed in Ethiopia on Sunday, beginning a two-day stay and becoming the first American leader to visit Africa's second most populous nation.

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  Barack Obama to Address Kenya as He Wraps Up Landmark Visit

  US President Barack Obama wraps up a two-day landmark visit to Kenya today, boosting business and security ties but with firm messages on gay rights and corruption.

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  Barack Obama Calls for Gay Rights in Africa, Challenges Kenya on Corruption

  US President Barack Obama today called for gay rights in Africa during his landmark visit to Kenya, comparing homophobia to racial discrimination he had encountered in the United States.

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  Obamamania as US President Visits Kenya

  Kenyan media were awash Saturday with coverage of Barack Obama's first visit to his father's homeland, with the US president waving from one front page headlining "Kenya Here I Am".

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  Barack Obama Dines With Kenyan Family After Arriving in Father's Homeland

  US President Barack Obama dined with his step grandmother, his sister and other extended family members after arriving in Kenya for his first presidential visit to his father's homeland on Friday.

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  US President Barack Obama Lands in Kenya

  US President Barack Obama arrived in Kenya late today, his first visit to the country of his father's birth since his election as president.

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  What's on the Agenda as Barack Obama Comes to Kenya

  US President Barack Obama arrives in Kenya today for a weekend visit that will include talks with President Uhuru Kenyatta.

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  Barack Obama Departs for Kenya, Returning to His Father's Homeland

  President Barack Obama departed for Kenya on Thursday, his first trip to his father's homeland as U.S. president, kicking off a swing through Africa that will also include a stop in Ethiopia.

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  Barack Obama Upbeat About Africa on Eve of Kenya, Ethiopia Trip

  On the eve of his trip to Africa, US President Barack Obama said he was excited about the impending visit to his ancestral continent, which he said had great resilience and enormous potential for growth.

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  President Obama's Kenyan Roots and Relatives

  President Barack Obama's family tree reaches from his father's tiny Kenyan village to the White House in a single generation.