US President Barack Obama departed for Kenya early on Friday to embark on a four-day state visit to the region to address terrorism, economic recovery and human rights.
It is Obama's first visit to Kenya and Ethiopia since he became president in 2009, but his fourth visit to the continent.
Obama's visit is expected to re-launch the bilateral relationship after Washington was widely understood to have opposed the candidacy of Kenyatta in 2013 because of the charges he was facing over 2007 post-election violence at the International Criminal Court.
Obama is scheduled to meet Ethiopian prime minister, Hailemariam Desalegn, today (Monday).
Before his return to the US on Tuesday, Obama is set to meet with civil society representatives and visit the African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa.
Source: http://www.news24.com/Africa/News/Obama-begins-4-day-trip-to-Kenya-Ethi…
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