Obama, family, return to US from Ghana after whirlwind visit

July 11th, 2009 WHITE HOUSE NOTEBOOK: Obama's whirlwind Ghana tourACCRA, Ghana — Protocol says you stand when the president enters a room. But for a handful of pregnant women, President Barack Obama was willing to make an exception.

July 11th, 2009 Obama: Prosperity is in Africa's futureACCRA, Ghana — President Barack Obama is promising to make sure that U.S. aid to Africa gets to the people who need it most, such as farmers and entrepreneurs, and not Western consultants and administrators.

July 11th, 2009 Son of Africa, Obama scolds forces of tyrannyACCRA, Ghana — An American president who has "the blood of Africa within me" praised and scolded the continent of his ancestors Saturday, asserting forces of tyranny and corruption must yield if Africa is to achieve its promise. "Yes you can," Barack Obama declared, brushing off his campaign slogan and adapting it for his foreign audience.

July 11th, 2009 Philippine president to visit Obama on July 30WASHINGTON — Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo will meet with President Barack Obama at the White House on July 30. The White House announced the visit Saturday as Obama wrapped up a weeklong trip to Russia, Italy and Ghana.

July 11th, 2009 Only small crowds greet Obama during Ghana visitACCRA, Ghana — The lucky ones saw him waving from behind the bulletproof glass of his passing vehicle for a few fleeting seconds. The others, like the rest of the world, just watched President Barack Obama's visit on TV.

July 11th, 2009 Obama departs Ghana for trip home to United StatesACCRA, Ghana — President Barack Obama is headed home after a brief but whirlwind visit to Ghana. Before departing, Obama addressed Ghanaians at the airport in the capital of Accra.

July 11th, 2009 Obama praises Ghana for its democratic traditionsACCRA, Ghana — President Barack Obama says governments that respect the will of their people enjoy more prosperity, stability and success than those that don't. In a speech Saturday in Ghana, Obama congratulated the West African nation for its democratic traditions.

July 11th, 2009 Obama has full day in GhanaACCRA, Ghana — President Barack Obama begins a packed day in Ghana with a morning meeting in Accra with Ghanaian President John Atta Mills. It's Obama's first visit as president to sub-Saharan Africa.

July 11th, 2009 ACCRA - Barack Obama's choice to visit Ghana after his successful diplomatic tours to Italy and Russia indicate that the US President wants to send a message that Washington won't take a back seat to China, which has been increasing its role in Africa through growing trade and aid arrangements. "Some experts on African affairs are of the opinion that President Obama's presence on the continent, first in Egypt and now in Ghana, will help in showing that the U.S.

July 11th, 2009 NAIROBI/ACCRA - US President Barack Obama arrived in Ghana early Saturday, on his first visit to the African continent since taking office as America's first black president. An overnight flight took Obama from Italy, where he had been attending both the G8 summit in L'Aquila, and a meeting with the Pope at the Vatican, to the Ghanaian capital Accra.

July 10th, 2009 Obama lands in Ghana on historic Africa tripACCRA, Ghana — President Barack Obama has landed in Ghana on his first trip to sub-Saharan Africa since taking office. He landed soon after 9 p.m.

July 10th, 2009 Obama set for emotional visits to Vatican, GhanaL'AQUILA, Italy — President Barack Obama is ending three days of often-wonkish policy discussions with fellow world leaders to embark on two of the most photogenic and emotional events of his young presidency: meeting the pope at the Vatican and becoming the first black American president to visit a mostly black African country. He was throwing in a televised news conference from Italy for good measure.

July 8th, 2009 Ghana to deploy 10,000 police for Obama visitACCRA, Ghana — Authorities in Ghana say they will deploy more than 10,000 police in this West African nation to boost security for President Barack Obama's weekend visit. Assistant police commissioner Daniel Avorga told The Associated Press the security forces would be deployed in both the capital, Accra, and the town of Cape Coast, where Obama and his family will visit a former British fort once used to ship slaves to the Americas.

July 6th, 2009 President Barack Obama and family fly to RussiaWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama, first lady Michelle and daughters Malia and Sasha are on a weeklong trip with stops in Europe and Africa. The president attends a wreath-laying ceremony Monday at the Russian Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Moscow.

July 5th, 2009 Obama to begin overseas mission SundayWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is embarking on his next foreign mission. He leaves late Sunday on a weeklong trip that takes him to Russia, Italy and Ghana.