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		<title>Police: Ghana illegal gold mine collapse kills 15 miners, 13 of them women</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:41:16 +0000</pubDate>
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Ghana illegal mine collapse kills 15; 13 women

ACCRA, Ghana — A police official says 15 people — 13 of them women — were killed when a gold mine caved in on them in western Ghana.
Western region Superintendent Victor Agbetornyo said Thursday that police are trying to identify the dead.
He says the victims were prospecting in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ending week of difficult summitry, facing hard fights at home, Obama enjoys Ghana raves</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 00:23:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CAPE COAST, Ghana — For a new president, there inevitably comes that moment: the first time he hears a foreign crowd hoarsely chanting his name, or sees thousands of well-wishers surging forward, or realizes youngsters are running pell-mell beside his motorcade, desperate for a glimpse of his face.

For Barack Obama, the moment came here — [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama, family, return to US from Ghana after whirlwind visit</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2009 12:24:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is back home after a whirlwind visit to Ghana.

He arrived at Andrews Air Force Base early Sunday morning, soon after midnight.
Before departing, Obama addressed residents of Ghana at the airport in the capital of Accra. He said the trip was especially meaningful for him because of his African heritage. He [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Into Africa: Obama openly embraces continent of ancestors, trumpets Ghana&#8217;s success</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2009 03:23:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Feller</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ACCRA, Ghana — America&#8217;s president and Africa&#8217;s son, Barack Obama dashed with pride onto the continent of his ancestors Saturday, challenging its people to shed corruption and conflict in favor of peace. Campaigning to all of Africa, he said &#8220;Yes you can.&#8221;

&#8220;I say this knowing full well the tragic past that has sometimes haunted this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama, family, leave Ghana for return flight to United States; Ends whirlwind visit</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2009 03:03:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ACCRA, Ghana — President Barack Obama is headed home after a brief but whirlwind visit to Ghana.

Before departing, Obama addressed Ghanaians at the airport in the capital of Accra. He said the trip was especially meaningful for him because of his African heritage. He congratulated Ghana for its democratic traditions and promised to never forget [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WHITE HOUSE NOTEBOOK: In Ghana whirlwind, Obama visits hospital, slave fortress, gives speech</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2009 23:12:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Feller</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ACCRA, Ghana — Protocol says you stand when the president enters a room. But for a handful of pregnant women, President Barack Obama was willing to make an exception.

Obama and first lady Michelle Obama highlighted prenatal health during a program Saturday at a La General Hospital in Ghana. When the first couple joined the group, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Only small crowds greet Obama in Ghana in absence of outdoor events, heavy security</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2009 22:04:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ACCRA, Ghana — The lucky ones saw him waving from behind the bulletproof glass of his passing vehicle for a few fleeting seconds. The others, like the rest of the world, just watched President Barack Obama&#8217;s visit on TV.

Despite the huge excitement and anticipation surrounding Obama&#8217;s first trip to sub-Saharan Africa as president, only relatively [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Son of Africa, Obama scolds forces of tyranny and corruption holding back the continent</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2009 21:16:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark S. Smith</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ACCRA, Ghana — America&#8217;s president and Africa&#8217;s son, Barack Obama dashed with pride onto the continent of his ancestors Saturday, challenging its people to shed tyranny, corruption and conflict in favor of peace. Campaigning to all of Africa, he said &#8220;Yes you can.&#8221;

&#8220;I say this knowing full well the tragic past that has sometimes haunted [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Text of President Barack Obama&#8217;s speech in Ghana on Saturday</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2009 20:51:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Text of President Barack Obama&#8217;s speech Saturday in Accra, Ghana, as provided by the White House:

OBAMA: Good afternoon, everybody. It is a great honor for me to be in Accra and to speak to the representatives of the people of Ghana. I am deeply grateful for the welcome that I&#8217;ve received, as are Michelle and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama: Child soldiers &#8216;death sentence&#8217; to society, says fighting in Africa far too familiar</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2009 20:50:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ACCRA, Ghana — President Barack Obama says conflict is too familiar in much of Africa and in some places is &#8220;as constant as the sun.&#8221;

Obama on Saturday told Ghana&#8217;s Parliament that fighting is a part of life for too many on the African continent. He also said leaders without conscience can manipulate infighting among religious [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In Ghana speech, Obama says Africa needs strong institutions, not strongmen</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2009 20:46:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ACCRA, Ghana — President Barack Obama says governments that respect the will of their people enjoy more prosperity, stability and success than those that don&#8217;t.

In a speech Saturday in Ghana, Obama congratulated the West African nation for its democratic traditions. He said they include choosing &#8220;constitutional rule over autocracy&#8221; and a &#8220;democratic spirit that allows [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama says development policies must provide more opportunity for African people</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2009 20:46:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ACCRA, Ghana — President Barack Obama is promising to make sure that U.S. aid to Africa gets to the people who need it most, such as farmers and entrepreneurs, and not Western consultants and administrators.

In a speech Saturday in Ghana, Obama said that is why $3.5 billion in food assistance will focus on new methods [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama declares to Africa: End tyranny; says Ghana the continent is part of world affairs</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2009 20:44:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark S. Smith</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ACCRA, Ghana — An American president who has &#8220;the blood of Africa within me&#8221; praised and scolded the continent of his ancestors Saturday, asserting forces of tyranny and corruption must yield if Africa is to achieve its promise.

&#8220;Yes you can,&#8221; Barack Obama declared, brushing off his campaign slogan and adapting it for his foreign audience. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama exhorts Africa&#8217;s young to hold leaders accountable for redeeming the promise of freedom</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2009 20:44:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ACCRA, Ghana — President Barack Obama is challenging Africa&#8217;s young people to aspire to a better life, telling them that it&#8217;s their responsibility &#8220;to build upon freedom&#8217;s foundation.&#8221;

In his first visit to the sub-continent as president, Obama went before the Ghanaian Parliament to tell legislators to keep building on the progress made there and in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama makes historic visit to African sub-continent, hails progress in democracy in Afxan fi</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2009 20:42:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark S. Smith</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ACCRA, Ghana — President Barack Obama is hailing a &#8220;new moment of promise&#8221; in Africa, using a historic visit to urge all nations on the continent to establish their own identity in an increasingly interconnected world.

Speaking Saturday to the parliament of Ghana, Obama traced his own roots to the sub-continent. He declared: &#8220;I have the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>On visit to sub-Saharan Africa, Obama tells Ghana the continent is part of world affairs</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2009 18:42:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark S. Smith</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ACCRA, Ghana — President Barack Obama said his visit to Ghana on Saturday was designed to illustrate that &#8220;Africa is not separate from world affairs.&#8221;

Obama said events in Africa do not lose their effects at the continent&#8217;s borders and said Africa is a fully integrated part of the global economy.
&#8220;What happens here has an impact [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama&#8217;s Ghana visit, signal US won&#8217;t play second fiddle to China in Africa: Experts</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2009 18:40:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ACCRA - Barack Obama&#8217;s choice to visit Ghana after his successful diplomatic tours to Italy and Russia indicate that the  US President wants to send a message that  Washington  won&#8217;t take a back seat to China, which has been increasing its role  in Africa through growing trade and aid arrangements.

&#8220;Some  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama arrives in Ghana for talks and visit to slave fort</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2009 16:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NAIROBI/ACCRA - US President Barack Obama arrived in Ghana early Saturday, on his first visit to the African continent since taking office as America&#8217;s first black president.

An overnight flight took Obama from Italy, where he had been attending both the G8 summit in L&#8217;Aquila, and a meeting with the Pope at the Vatican, to the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>On visit to sub-Saharan Africa, Obama seeks to inspire, but not ignore problems</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2009 14:56:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark S. Smith</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ACCRA, Ghana — President Barack Obama says his trip to Africa at the end of a whirlwind world tour is designed to illustrate that &#8220;Africa is not separate from world affairs.&#8221;

The U.S. president made his comment Saturday at the start of a busy visit to the continent of his ancestors. Obama told Ghana&#8217;s President John [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama and family have full agenda Saturday in Ghana before returning home to Washington</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2009 14:29:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ACCRA, Ghana — President Barack Obama begins a packed day in Ghana with a morning meeting in Accra with Ghanaian President John Atta Mills.

It&#8217;s Obama&#8217;s first visit as president to sub-Saharan Africa.
After the bilateral meeting and breakfast, Obama will join first lady Michelle Obama at an event focusing on maternal health.
The president will then address [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama lands in Ghana on first trip to sub-Saharan Africa</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2009 05:43:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Feller</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ACCRA, Ghana — President Barack Obama has landed in Ghana on his first trip to sub-Saharan Africa since taking office.

He landed soon after 9 p.m. local time and met a group of dignitaries, led by President John Atta Mills. An ethnic African group danced and banged drums for Obama&#8217;s arrival.
After traveling to Russia and then [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Despite Obama, Africa remains on the back-burner of U.S. foreign policy: A detailed study</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:09:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ACCRA, Ghana — Never mind that Barack Obama has never set foot in Ghana before. This country has a message for the American leader when he makes his first trip to sub-Saharan Africa as president this weekend: &#8220;Welcome Home.&#8221; The posters and banners bearing the warm greeting across Ghana&#8217;s verdant tropical capital are borne from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ghana to deploy 10,000 police to boost security for Obama visit</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:57:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ACCRA, Ghana — Authorities in Ghana say they will deploy more than 10,000 police in this West African nation to boost security for President Barack Obama&#8217;s weekend visit.

Assistant police commissioner Daniel Avorga told The Associated Press the security forces would be deployed in both the capital, Accra, and the town of Cape Coast, where Obama [...]]]></description>
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