President Obama kicked off a busy weekend at Kenya on Shabbos, his first visit to his father’s homeland since becoming president. After arriving Friday evening and having dinner with extended family, Obama dove into a schedule that included addressing economic development, counter-terrorism and human rights, beginning with Nairobi’s Global Entrepreneurship Summit. He brought $1 billion in new investments to the country, half of which he said would go to young and female entrepreneurs.
“This is personal for me,” Obama said. “There’s a reason why my name’s Barack Hussein Obama. My father comes from these parts.” Read more at Wall Street Journal.
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