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Obama wraps up Kenya trip with declarations on democracy and message of hope

On the last day of his visit to Kenya, Obama mixed the personal with the presidential and told Kenyans the country stood at a crossroads, a moment filled with peril but enormous promise.

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Obama: Kenyans and Americans can build on visit to bring peace

Barack Obama was treated to a state banquet hosted by Kenya’s President Kenyatta in Nairobi on Saturday night. The US president has said Washington

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Obama in Kenya: a pledge to work together but also criticism

The US and Kenyan leaders disagreed on some matters, including the country's record on gay rights

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Africa is on the move, says Obama in Kenya

Speaking at a summit in Nairobi Obama told African entrepreneurs their work offered an alternative to ideologies of violence and could help push back corruption.

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Obama's Kenya trip begins with family dinner in father's homeland

The US president has arrived in Nairobi for this first visit since his election in 2008 to the country where his father was born.

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President Obama arrives in Kenya with Nairobi in security lockdown

US President Barack Obama has arrived in Kenya. Landing in the country where his father was born he was met by his half-sister Auma and Kenyan

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Obama travels to father's homeland of Kenya

Barack Obama has left for a visit to Kenya, his first trip to his father’s homeland as US President. Obama previously travelled to the country as a

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Obama rejects calls to avoid issue of homosexuality on Kenya trip

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Some Kenyans waiting for Obama risk disappointing no-show

Kenyans celebrated warmly when Barack Hussein Obama won the US presidency in 2008. All these years later, the first mixed race American head of state

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Obama seeks to convince Congress of merits of historic Iran nuclear deal

US President Barack Obama has sought to convince Congress of the merits of the Iran nuclear deal. The most serious threat – that of Iran obtaining a

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Obama will veto any Congress attempts to block Iran deal

US President Barack Obama heralded a nuclear deal with Iran. He said every pathway for Tehran to get a nuclear weapon was cut off under the

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US and Cuba to reopen embassies later this month

The United States plans to raise its flag over a US embassy in Cuba’s capital Havana later this month. US President Barack Obama has announced plans

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US: Supreme Court rules gay marriage is legal nationwide

The White House went rainbow to mark an historic day for the gay rights movement in the United States. The Supreme Court has ruled that same-sex

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US Supreme Court rules gay marriage a constitutional right

In a momentous day for the rights of minorities the US Supreme Court has ruled that the US Constitution upholds the rights of same-sex couples to

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US Supreme Court throws out second Obamacare challenge

Supporters of America’s controversial health law dubbed Obamacare are celebrating their latest victory in the Supreme Court. Judges threw out a

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Obama shuts down a heckler during LGBT Pride speech

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Barack's use of N-word goes viral

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Charleston shootings: Obama condemns 'blight' of racism in US

President Barack Obama has condemned what he’s described as the “blight” of racism in the US. It came as Dylann Roof, the Charleston church shootings

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Presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton pledges to help 'everyday Americans' at first major rally

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Has Barack Obama taken up smoking again?