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Archive Home > 2009 > January > 04 > Africa’s hopes raised by Obama, but 2008 was a year to forget

Africa’s hopes raised by Obama, but 2008 was a year to forget

By Shashank Bengali / The Bulletin
January 4, 2009

NAIROBI, Kenya — How bad was it for Africa in 2008? The highlight of the year for most of the continent just might’ve been the election of a half-Kenyan to lead a nation thousands of miles away.

President-elect Barack Obama’s triumph in the U.S. raised....

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