Obama in Life and Presidency More Talk Than Action on Africa

Barack Obam's Africa: More talk than policy reports on President Obama's drive by visit to Ghana where he preached to the Ghanian leaders, exhorting partnership rather than handouts - basically because he has no defined policy - thus the brevity of the visit relative to the time he has spent in Europe thus far in his administration.

Basically the Obamas are more comfortable interfacing in the palaces and salons of the world rather the poverty stricken continent of Africa where he never spent much time in his life - but talked a lot about.

Obama's Africa speech in Ghana:

Obama and other White House officials painted his one-day visit to Africa on the tail end of a trip to summits in Russia and Italy as an indication of his desire to integrate the continent into routine discussions of foreign policy. But part of the reason Obama may have decided to forego a longer trip is that the detail of his Africa policy is still ill-defined, experts said.

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