President Barack Obama pauses before delivering a speech at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit at the United Nations Compound, Saturday, July 25, 2015, in Nairobi. Obama's visit to Kenya is focused on trade and economic issues, as well as security and counterterrorism cooperation.  (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
The Obama effect in Kenya
04:00 - Source: CNN
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Former President Barack Obama will travel to his father’s homeland of Kenya in July as part of a trip that will include stops in South Africa, Spain and Portugal.

Obama will visit Kenya from July 15-16, where he’ll attend the inauguration of a youth sports center founded by his sister, Auma Obama.

Former US President Barack Obama arrived in Kenya on Sunday for a quick family visit before he heads to South Africa to attend Nelson Mandela’s birthday tribute.

“Given that his own mission under the Obama Foundation is to inspire and empower people to change the world, his attendance at this event at our ancestral home, where our father was laid to rest, is of great significance to me,” Auma Obama said.

The two share a father but have different mothers. They have described their close relationship, and Auma Obama attended his 2009 inauguration and was a big part of the President’s 2015 visit to Kenya.

During that visit, his sister rode in the President’s car nicknamed the beast after he landed at the airport.

While in Kenya next month, Obama will also meet with the nation’s president, Uhuru Kenyatta, and opposition leader Raila Odinga.

South Africa

From Kenya, Obama will head to South Africa later Monday, where he’ll meet with President Cyril Ramaphosa and speak at an event in honor of the late Nelson Mandela’s birthday in Johannesburg.

He’ll also take part in a town hall with 200 new leaders of the Obama Foundation in Africa.

“President Obama looks forward to meeting these emerging leaders for the first time, hearing about the extraordinary work they are doing across Africa, and discussing how the Obama Foundation can support their civic leadership development,” said Katie Hill, a spokeswoman for the former President.