Barack Obama

Democrats and Republicans alike were the target of jokes by President Obama in his last White House Correspondents' dinner before leaving office.
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President Barack Obama has ruled out deploying US ground troops in Syria and says military efforts alone cannot solve the country's problems.
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US President Barack Obama has said failing to prepare for the aftermath of the ousting of Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi was the worst mistake of his presidency.
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The Obamas have lamented patchy wi-fi coverage in the White House during a TV interview. There are a "lot of dead spots", President Obama revealed during a pre-Super Bowl interview on CBS. "It can be a little sketchy," added…
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US President Barack Obama has visited the scene of the Bataclan theatre attack in Paris, after arriving in the city for the UN climate change summit.
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US President Barack Obama has given South Africa 60 days to remove barriers to US farm produce or face sanctions in a long-running row over chicken exports.
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Professor Ken Mufuka - When Barak Obama was celebrating his victory in 2008, he told his supporters that: “We are only five days from transforming America.” Despite his loss of a Congressional majority in 2010, he has outwitted Republicans…
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Mandela Hall African Union Headquarters Addis Ababa, Ethiopia THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you.  (Applause.) Thank you so much. Madam Chairwoman, thank you so much for your kind words and your leadership. To Prime Minister Hailemariam, and the…
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Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe’s spokesperson has reportedly described President Barack Obama’s visit to the African Union (AU) headquarters as "just a visit by another visitor".
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Kenya will close its airspace for a 50-minute window ahead of US President Barack Obama's arrival in the capital Nairobi on Friday, the country's civil aviation authority (KCAA) says.
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