Story: News Desk
On July 10-11, 2009, former US President, Barack Obama visited Ghana with his family.
The President of Ghana was the late Professor John Evans Fiifi Atta Mills. Prior to the day a symposium on Ghana-USA relationship was organized at the Coconut Grove Regency Hotel in Accra to commemorate the historic visit.
Notable quotes by Obama:
“Africa doesn’t need strongmen. It needs strong institutions”.
“I’ve come here to Ghana for a simple reason: The 21st century will be shaped by what happens not just in Rome or Moscow or Washington, but by what happens in Accra, as well”, excerpts of Obama’s speech to Ghana’s parliament.