President Barack Obama kicks around an energy-generating soccer ball at a power plant in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on Tuesday, July 2. Obama was pushing for partnerships in energy as he concluded a three-nation trip to Africa. Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete, third from right, joined Obama at the Symbion Power Plant at Ubungo.
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President Barack Obama kicks around an energy-generating soccer ball at a power plant in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on Tuesday, July 2. Obama was pushing for partnerships in energy as he concluded a three-nation trip to Africa. Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete, third from right, joined Obama at the Symbion Power Plant at Ubungo.
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Tanzania's president, left, watches as Obama plays with the energy-generating soccer ball at the Symbion Power Plant on July 2. "I don't want to get too technical, but I thought it was pretty cool," Obama said of the ball that harnesses kinetic energy to provide power.<br />
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Tanzania's president, left, watches as Obama plays with the energy-generating soccer ball at the Symbion Power Plant on July 2. "I don't want to get too technical, but I thought it was pretty cool," Obama said of the ball that harnesses kinetic energy to provide power.
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Former President George W. Bush joins Obama during a July 2 wreath-laying ceremony in Dar es Salaam to honor the victims of the 1998 terror attack at the U.S. Embassy in Tanzania.
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Former President George W. Bush joins Obama during a July 2 wreath-laying ceremony in Dar es Salaam to honor the victims of the 1998 terror attack at the U.S. Embassy in Tanzania.
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A Tanzanian band plays as the U.S. president and first lady Michelle Obama arrive in Dar es Salaam on Monday, July 1.
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A Tanzanian band plays as the U.S. president and first lady Michelle Obama arrive in Dar es Salaam on Monday, July 1.
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Traditional dancers perform as Tanzanian first lady Mama Salma Kikwete greets Michelle Obama in Dar es Salaam on July 1.
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Traditional dancers perform as Tanzanian first lady Mama Salma Kikwete greets Michelle Obama in Dar es Salaam on July 1.
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Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete toasts Obama during an official dinner at the State House in Dar Es Salaam on July 1.
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Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete toasts Obama during an official dinner at the State House in Dar Es Salaam on July 1.
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Obama and Kikwete, right, are greeted by a cheering crowd as they arrive at the State House in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on Monday, July 1.
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Obama and Kikwete, right, are greeted by a cheering crowd as they arrive at the State House in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on Monday, July 1.
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Ahmed Kathrada, a former fellow prisoner with Nelson Mandela, shows the Obama family around Robben Island in Cape Town, South Africa, on Sunday, June 30. The island, where prisoners were banished and isolated during the apartheid era, is now a museum.
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Ahmed Kathrada, a former fellow prisoner with Nelson Mandela, shows the Obama family around Robben Island in Cape Town, South Africa, on Sunday, June 30. The island, where prisoners were banished and isolated during the apartheid era, is now a museum.
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Obama looks out the window of the cell on Robben Island where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned.
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Obama looks out the window of the cell on Robben Island where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned.
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Obama delivers a speech at the University of Cape Town in Cape Town, South Africa, on June 30.
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Obama delivers a speech at the University of Cape Town in Cape Town, South Africa, on June 30.
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Obama visits the Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation Youth Centre with Nobel peace laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu and 15-year-old Aviwe Mtongana in Cape Town on June 30.
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Obama visits the Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation Youth Centre with Nobel peace laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu and 15-year-old Aviwe Mtongana in Cape Town on June 30.
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Obama, foreground left, and first lady Michelle Obama, beside him, are greeted by South African President Jacob Zuma and his wife, Tobeka Madiba Zuma, on the steps of the Union Buildings upon their arrival in Pretoria, South Africa, on Saturday June 29.
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Obama, foreground left, and first lady Michelle Obama, beside him, are greeted by South African President Jacob Zuma and his wife, Tobeka Madiba Zuma, on the steps of the Union Buildings upon their arrival in Pretoria, South Africa, on Saturday June 29.
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Obama answers a question during a town hall meeting at the University of Johannesburg Soweto in Johannesburg, South Africa, on June 29.
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Obama answers a question during a town hall meeting at the University of Johannesburg Soweto in Johannesburg, South Africa, on June 29.
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Obama and Zuma speak during a press conference at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, South Africa, on June 29.
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Obama and Zuma speak during a press conference at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, South Africa, on June 29.
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Marine One takes off as the Obamas leave the Union Buildings on June 29 in Pretoria.
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Marine One takes off as the Obamas leave the Union Buildings on June 29 in Pretoria.
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Michelle Obama participates in a discussion with students on the importance of education June 29 at the Sci-Bono Discovery Centre in Johannesburg.
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Michelle Obama participates in a discussion with students on the importance of education June 29 at the Sci-Bono Discovery Centre in Johannesburg.
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USAID administrator Rajiv Shah, left, looks on as Obama talks to Nimna Diayte, president of the Farmers Federation, during a food security expo on Friday, June 28, in Dakar, Senegal. Obama met with farmers, innovators, and entrepreneurs whose new methods and technologies are improving the lives of smallholder farmers throughout West Africa.
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USAID administrator Rajiv Shah, left, looks on as Obama talks to Nimna Diayte, president of the Farmers Federation, during a food security expo on Friday, June 28, in Dakar, Senegal. Obama met with farmers, innovators, and entrepreneurs whose new methods and technologies are improving the lives of smallholder farmers throughout West Africa.
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Obama shows the White House press corps what rice looks like before it's threshed on June 28 in Dakar.
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Obama shows the White House press corps what rice looks like before it's threshed on June 28 in Dakar.
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Obama toasts with Senegalese President Macky Sall during an official dinner at the Presidential Palace in Dakar on Thursday, June 27.
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Obama toasts with Senegalese President Macky Sall during an official dinner at the Presidential Palace in Dakar on Thursday, June 27.
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Barack and Michelle Obama look out from the Door of No Return while touring the House of Slaves at Goree Island off the coast of Dakar, Senegal, on Thursday, June 27.
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Barack and Michelle Obama look out from the Door of No Return while touring the House of Slaves at Goree Island off the coast of Dakar, Senegal, on Thursday, June 27.
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Senegal's President Macky Sall, right, and Sall's wife, Marieme Faye Sall, left, welcome the president and first lady as they arrive at the presidential palace prior to meetings in Dakar on June 27.
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Senegal's President Macky Sall, right, and Sall's wife, Marieme Faye Sall, left, welcome the president and first lady as they arrive at the presidential palace prior to meetings in Dakar on June 27.
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President Obama reviews an honor guard outside the presidential palace in Dakar on June 27.
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President Obama reviews an honor guard outside the presidential palace in Dakar on June 27.
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Obama talks with Sall during a bilateral press conference on June 27.
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Obama talks with Sall during a bilateral press conference on June 27.
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Obama and Sall walk to a press conference.
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Obama and Sall walk to a press conference.
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Obama talks on June 27 during a press conference.
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Obama talks on June 27 during a press conference.
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Obama speaks with locals as he tours Goree Island off the coast of Dakar on June 27.
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Obama speaks with locals as he tours Goree Island off the coast of Dakar on June 27.
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