Saturday, May 16, 2009

Obama to visit Ghana on first official Africa visit


Nairobi/Accra  - US President Barack Obama is to pay his first visit to Africa as head of state in July, when he will spend two days in Ghana, reports said Saturday.

Ghanian radio station Joy FM, citing a statement by Ghana's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, said that Obama and his wife Michelle would be in Ghana on the 11th and 12th of July.

"During his visit, President Obama will hold bilateral talks with his Ghanaian counterpart, President John Evans Atta Mills, aimed at strengthening the fraternal relations existing between the two countries," the statement said.

There was no immediate confirmation from the White House.(DPA)

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