U.S. first lady Michelle Obama is on her way home after a week-long, two-nation visit to southern Africa. Obama’s plane left Botswana Sunday, a day after she finished up her trip with a safari in South Africa. The first lady, accompanied by her daughters, mother, a niece and a nephew, saw an elephant at the […]
Michelle Obama Returning Home After African Trip
Posted June 26th, 2011 at 8:00 am (UTC-5)
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Michelle Obama Goes on African Safari
Posted June 25th, 2011 at 5:00 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. first lady Michelle Obama went on a South African safari Saturday at the end of her two-nation African tour. Obama, joined by her daughters, mother and a niece and nephew, saw an elephant as the group headed out into the Madikwe Game Reserve. The family rode in an open-air off road vehicle, in search […]
Michelle Obama Visits HIV/AIDS Clinic in Botswana
Posted June 24th, 2011 at 12:20 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. first lady Michelle Obama helped paint an HIV/AIDS clinic on her first stop in Botswana on Friday. Mrs. Obama and family members traveling with her painted a mural at the Botswana-Baylor Adolescent Center of Excellence in the capital, Gaborone. The mural is part of a facility that is being constructed to support children and […]
Obama Urges Business & Science Partnership To Boost Jobs
Posted June 24th, 2011 at 12:20 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama is urging top universities and companies to work together to develop new products and companies that boost manufacturing and create jobs. Mr. Obama visited Carnegie Mellon University’s National Robotics Engineering Center on Friday and looked at robots that find sewer leaks, and a military vehicle designed far faster than usual with […]
Michelle Obama Visits HIV/AIDS Clinic in Botswana
Posted June 24th, 2011 at 9:00 am (UTC-5)
U.S. first lady Michelle Obama helped paint an HIV/AIDS clinic on her first stop in Botswana on Friday. Mrs. Obama and family members traveling with her painted a mural at the Botswana-Baylor Adolescent Center of Excellence in the capital, Gaborone. The mural is part of a facility that is being constructed to support children and […]
Karzai: US Troop Withdrawal from Afghanistan ‘Good for Both Countries’
Posted June 23rd, 2011 at 3:55 pm (UTC-5)
Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Thursday welcomed U.S. President Barack Obama’s announcement to start a phased withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan next month, calling it the “right decision for the interest of both countries.” Mr. Karzai said it is time for the “youth” of Afghanistan to take responsibility for security in the country. But […]
US First Lady Promotes Healthy Living in South Africa
Posted June 23rd, 2011 at 3:05 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. first lady Michelle Obama teamed up with Nobel Peace Prize laureate Desmond Tutu to promote healthy living during the latest stop on her African tour. The first lady met with the archbishop emeritus at Cape Town Stadium Thursday, before taking to the pitch and kicking a football (soccer ball) around with some children. Obama […]
Michelle Obama Continues African Trip
Posted June 23rd, 2011 at 6:45 am (UTC-5)
U.S. first lady Michelle Obama meets Nobel Peace Prize laureate Desmond Tutu Thursday as she wraps up her visit to South Africa. The two are set to meet in Cape Town. But Mrs. Obama’s planned ferry ride to Robben Island prison, where former South African President Nelson Mandela was jailed for 18 years, was cancelled […]
US First Lady To Visit Prison Where Mandela Was Jailed
Posted June 22nd, 2011 at 10:05 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. first lady Michelle Obama will visit Thursday the Robben Island prison where former South African President Nelson Mandela was jailed for 18 years. The first lady met with Mr. Mandela at his home in Johannesburg Tuesday, at the beginning of her two-nation tour of southern Africa. On Wednesday, Mrs. Obama delivered an emotional address […]
Obama: Situation ‘Dire’ in Sudan’s Southern Kordofan State
Posted June 22nd, 2011 at 11:30 am (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama has described the situation in Sudan’s Southern Kordofan state as “dire” and pressed the north and south to immediately impose a cease-fire. Mr. Obama said Wednesday there are reports that attacks are taking place in Southern Kordofan state based on ethnicity. He accused the north’s Sudanese Armed Forces of bombing civilians […]
