July 11, 2009
Posted: July 11th, 2009 08:20 AM ET
President Obama greets people Saturday during breakfast at Osu Castle in Accra, Ghana.
President Obama greets people Saturday during breakfast at Osu Castle in Accra, Ghana.

(CNN) - The text messages address various issues and come from all over the African continent.

From the personal: "Obama, as a young lady I dream of being the president. U r a huge encouragement."

To cries for help: "Dear president, Darfur firing again...waiting for peace through the change u promised."

To calls for intervention: "Encourage African leaders to improve the quality and access to education for citizens."

The messages, from Ghana, Sudan and South Africa respectively, were among more than 5,000 sent to Barack Obama during his first visit as president to sub-Saharan Africa as president.

Full story

Filed under: President Obama


“Allison Kilkenny: Why Did President Obama Choose Ghana As His Africa Destination?” and related posts | stealthcereal   July 11th, 2009 2:17 pm ET

[...] Africans reach out to Obama via text messages - CNN Political Ticker [...]

NIKI   July 11th, 2009 10:44 am ET

I am from Cameroon and if I am in the US now it is because of collapsing government. I will acknowledge God exist when African government will listen to their people.

Marilyn   July 11th, 2009 10:40 am ET

Stop sending money we don't have to other countries!!! We are not the world's 911.

B.H.   July 11th, 2009 10:40 am ET

You can see that people are starving for intelligent talk and co-operation instead of arrogant bluster and threats!

How does it help us.......   July 11th, 2009 10:28 am ET

when Obama runs to Africa to hide while our economy is sinking, unemployment is rising, and foreclosures are killing people.....

We've also got troops dying every day in Afghanistan and Iraq.....

Has Obama put Africa before America???? Guess so.

GI Joe   July 11th, 2009 10:23 am ET

Don't just blog your complaints – write your representatives and senators and let THEM know. It's their job to fix what's wrong.

Don't just whine and hate – take action.

makesUwonder   July 11th, 2009 9:54 am ET

The Prez tells us to what we can to stop global warming yet he travels the world leaving his carbon footprint. The Prez tells us to cut back, tighten our belts and sacrifice yet he travels the globe all on the taxpayer's dime. The Prez has his lavish weekly parties and imports steaks from Japan at $100.00 a pound. Our First Lady loves those $6000.00 handbags and $500.00 tennis shoes. Our First Lady is the first to have her very own makeup artist costing the taxpayer $100,000.00 a year.................Ah yes, another very famous person comes to mind..........Marie Antoinette.................cake anyone?

Jenna, SC   July 11th, 2009 9:50 am ET

I think it's great that the president is in Ghana. I hope that America can forge a new relationship with many countries in Africa. The entire continent is going to be difficult, but we can start with the ones where there is a democracy.

Comments have been closed for this article

subscribe RSS Icon
About The Ticker

The latest political news from CNN's Best Political Team, with campaign coverage, 24-7. Sign up for our twice daily Ticker emails. Got a news tip or feedback? For complete political coverage, bookmark CNNPolitics.com.

CNN=Politics Screensaver

CNN=Politics ScreensaverTap into the power of The Situation Room. Download this powerful new tool that keeps you posted on the latest political news from the campaign trail.
Download (4.1 MB, PC only)

twitter
@KuhnCNN: Great meeting @JackGrayCNN today and seeing @sinderbrandrcnn in NYC! AC Rock Stars! :-)
Updated: Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:07:10 -0800
@KuhnCNN: Posted today: Clinton foreign trip first on Twitter. http://bit.ly/9Axuh9 /via @PoliticalTicker
Updated: Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:36:14 -0800
@KuhnCNN: RT @octavianasrCNN: MUST-READ// Coaching tomorrow's world leaders, through social networking -- http://bit.ly/9tmW6x
Updated: Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:32:51 -0800
@AWMooneyCNN: Metro finally comes and then stops at station for 20 minutes #snoverkill
Updated: Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:46:27 -0800
@psteinhauserCNN: I just shoveled two feet of snow off the roof. That was fun!
Updated: Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:14:34 -0800
Categories
Powered by WordPress.com VIP