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‘Air Force One Has Now Landed At Addis Ababa’s International Airport’

Posted on July 26, 2015 by newzimbabwevision

Addis Ababa (AFP) – 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. Air Force One touched down at Addis Ababa’s international airport after a short flight north from the Kenyan capital Nairobi. The president was greeted by Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn before the 25-car convoy left for the US embassy. The visit will include talks with…

‘Obama Calls For Gay Rights In Africa And Challenges Kenya Over Corruption’

Posted on July 25, 2015 by newzimbabwevision

US President Barack Obama on Saturday called for gay rights in Africa during his landmark visit to Kenya, comparing homophobia to racial discrimination he had encountered in the United States. Obama arrived in Kenya on Friday, his first visit as president to his father’s birthplace and the first to the East African nation by a serving US leader. “I’ve been consistent all across Africa on this. When you start treating people differently, because they’re different, that’s…

Obama Having Dinner With His Kenyan Extended family Members In Nairobi Hotel

Posted on July 25, 2015July 25, 2015 by newzimbabwevision

Photo-Family meal … Obama had dinner with members of his extended family at Nairobi hotel source-newzimbabwe

Obama Welcomed By Step Sister ‘Auma Obama’ To Kenya,

Posted on July 25, 2015 by newzimbabwevision

US President Barack Obama has arrived in Kenya – his father’s homeland – on a trip that will also include a stop in the Ethiopian capital, and a visit to the home of the African Union. Obama landed in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, on Friday and was welcomed at the airport by the Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta. He later dined with his step grandmother, his sister and other extended family members. At least 10,000 police…

Obama Attends Private Dinner In Nairobi With Step-grandmother & Kenyan Family

Posted on July 24, 2015July 24, 2015 by newzimbabwevision

US President Barack Obama has arrived in Kenya on a trip that will also include a stop in the Ethiopian capital, and a visit to the home of the African Union. Obama landed in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, on Friday, and was greeted by Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta with a handshake and embrace as he stepped off Air Force One. The president’s half-sister Auma was also on the tarmac to welcome him and travel…

Two Dead And Nine Injured In Louisiana shooting At The Grand Theatre in Lafayette

Posted on July 24, 2015 by newzimbabwevision

A gunman has opened fire at a cinema in the US state of Louisiana, killing two people and injuring nine others before shooting himself, officials say. Police said the attacker was a 58-year-old white man armed with a handgun but did not release any further details. Witnesses said the man opened fire about 20 minutes into a screening of a film at the Grand Theatre in Lafayette. Hours earlier, US President Barack Obama told the…

US President Barrack Obama Due Today In Kenya On His First Presidential Visit

Posted on July 24, 2015July 24, 2015 by newzimbabwevision

There is heightened security activity in Kenya ahead of the US President Barrack Obama’s arrival today on his first Presidential visit. Barrack Obama previously visited Kenya his late father’s homeland a village named Kogello which he last visited in 2006 when he was a senator. See photos of a previous visit by Obama as a young man to Kenya to see his step grandmother Mama Sarah Obama who raised his father. At present, the ancestral…

MDC-T Ignores United STates Officials Advice, And Boycotts Marondera Central By Election

Posted on July 21, 2015 by newzimbabwevision

THE MDC-T has stuck to its decision to boycott elections despite criticism of the decision by US officials who warned that “if you are not a part of it (election process) at all, then it is as good as there is no opposition”. Former Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s party did not field a candidate for the upcoming by-election for Marondera Central constituency set for 19 September. Four candidates successfully filed nomination papers at Marondera Magistrate…

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