Posted on 07/09/2009 1:37:38 PM PDT by traumer
In our series of weekly viewpoints from African journalists, Elizabeth Ohene, a former government minister in Ghana and former BBC journalist, looks forward to US President Barack Obama's visit to her country:
We in Ghana are going to have our "Obama Moment" later this week.
Forget that talk about Ghana being the second country in Africa President Obama is visiting. We know better.
That Egypt stopover does not count as a trip to Africa. He did not go there with his wife; he is coming here with Michelle and daughters Malia and Sasha.
And he will be going to Cape Coast, which has been given a well-deserved makeover.
He did not sleep in Cairo and it was obvious he was using the city only as a backdrop to make a speech to the Arab world.
True, he is making a big speech here in our parliament aimed at Africa, but this is different.
He is coming to Ghana because, to borrow the words of his spokesperson: "Ghana is a truly admirable example of a place where governance is getting stronger, a thriving democracy."
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