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Obama under the shadow of the Chinese dragon in maiden visit to Kenya, Ethiopia

President Barack Obama passes along Kenyatta Avenue with his convoy on Saturday. (Photo: Angela Maina/Standard)

Thika Road. Forest Road. Mombasa Road. Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani. The African Union headquarters, Addis Ababa. These are just some of the major projects with Chinese fingerprints that US President Barack Obama will step on as he visits Kenya and Ethiopia to speak about entrepreneurship, trade, democracy and governance.

It is unmissable that Obama’s visit to Kenya and Ethiopia mirrors the trip Chinese Premier Li Keqiang made to the two countries in the Horn of Africa just over a year ago.

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