US President Barack Obama arrived in Kenya late Friday, his first visit to the country of his father’s birth since his election as president.
Air Force One touched down at Nairobi’s international airport, AFP reporters said, marking the start of a weekend visit during which the president will address an entrepreneurship summit and hold talks on trade and investment, security and counter-terrorism, and democracy and human rights.
Obama was greeted by Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta with a handshake and embrace as he stepped off Air Force One.
A massive security operation was also under way to protect Obama. Parts of the Kenyan capital Nairobi have been locked down, and airspace closed during the president’s arrival late Friday and his departure late Sunday for neighbouring Ethiopia.
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