The Associated Press has an interesting story filed earlier today suggesting President Obama will return to Africa in 2011, visiting countries which ‘reflect positive democratic models’. This fits with the increasing focus of his administration on governance issues in Africa:
The White House says Obama will travel to Africa again and the political calendar means the trip will almost certainly happen this year, before Obama has to spend more time on his re-election bid. No decision has been made on which countries Obama will visit, but deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes said stops will reflect positive democratic models.
The administration is monitoring more than 30 elections expected across Africa this year, including critical contests in Nigeria and Zimbabwe.
"The U.S. is watching and we're weighing in," Rhodes said.
There is also a snippet showing how closely Obama is engaging with the stand-off in Côte d'Ivoire:
The President tried to call incumbent President Laurent Gbagbo twice last month, from Air Force One as Obama returned from Afghanistan and then a week later. Neither call reached Gbagbo; administration officials believe the Ivorian leader sought to avoid contact. So Obama wrote Gbagbo a letter, offering him an international role if he stopped clinging to power and stepped down.
Where do you expect him to visit? What odds do you give a stop in Kampala?
 
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