Barack Obama in Tanzania

U.s president barack obama is expected to arrive in Tanzania any time now on the last leg of an African tour in which ailing Nelson Mandela's offstage presence complicated a key us diplomatic push in a rising continent.Obama warned that Africa could only fulfill its destiny with leaders who strive to improve the lives of their people, and his stop in Tanzania is intended to boost a democracy viewed with approval in Washington. Obama will be hot on the heels of chinese president xi jinping, who included tanzania on his first overseas tour in march, as talk of an economic rivalry in Africa between washington and Beijing being the dominant theme of Obama's trip. In Tanzania, Obama will hold talks and a press conference with president Jakaya Kikwete and visit the ubungo power plant, after unveiling a new 7 billion dollar program to enhance Africa's electric power networks.

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