Saturday, July 18, 2009
OBAMA'S VISIT TO GHANA AND THE PROMOTION OF AFRICAN AMERICAN ROOTS TOURISM
Barack Hussein Obama, a great son of Africa and a towering iconic African American figure has just visited Ghana and the whole country and has been engulfed in frenzy but after the euphoria has died down we would have to reflect and count the costs and benefits of this historic visit. Nonetheless, economic, social, political and touristic benefits will be derived in the short, medium and long terms. The fact is other America leaders like John Kennedy, Bill Clinton and George Bush Jnr., have visited the country in the past so what is so different about Obama's visit?.
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