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| Obama Speech: Your Reaction | Obama Speech: Your Reaction |
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| The President and First Lady are expected to draw huge crowds to Accra | The President and First Lady are expected to draw huge crowds to Accra |
| US President Barack Obama has said Africa must take charge of its own destiny in the world. Do you agree? | US President Barack Obama has said Africa must take charge of its own destiny in the world. Do you agree? |
| President Obama, on his first official visit to sub-Saharan Africa, has made a powerful call for Africans to stand up for their democratic rights. | President Obama, on his first official visit to sub-Saharan Africa, has made a powerful call for Africans to stand up for their democratic rights. |
| He said Africa could have a prosperous future and promised American aid to fight the continent's diseases, conflicts and lack of development. | He said Africa could have a prosperous future and promised American aid to fight the continent's diseases, conflicts and lack of development. |
| Is this a defining moment for the continent? Has President Obama lived up to expectations? And what does this speech say about Africa's place in the world?We would like to hear from you. | Is this a defining moment for the continent? Has President Obama lived up to expectations? And what does this speech say about Africa's place in the world?We would like to hear from you. |
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