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IU experts comment on Obama's visit to Ghana

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 9, 2009

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- After hard-nosed discussions in Russia and economic talks in Italy, President Barack Obama's visit to Ghana may seem largely a celebration -- the first trip to sub-Saharan Africa by a U.S. president of African descent. But it would be a mistake to think that strategic discussions won't be engaged in Ghana, say Indiana University Africa and African-American studies experts A.B. Assensoh and Yvette M. Alex-Assensoh.

The president, First Lady Michelle Obama and their daughters Sasha and Malia will be in Ghana Friday and Saturday (July 10 and 11). The Obamas will visit Accra, the capital, and a former British fort at Cape Coast that was used to keep slaves before they were transported to the New World.

Assensoh, a native of Ghana and Professor of African-American and African Diaspora Studies at IU Bloomington, and Alex-Assensoh, Dean for the Office of Women's Affairs (OWA) and an Associate Professor of Political Science at IU Bloomington, observe that:

To speak to Assensoh or Alex-Assensoh, contact Steve Hinnefeld, University Communications, at 812-856-3488 or slhinnef@indiana.edu.


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