Obama , `` son '' of the Horn of Africa '' , remains hugely popular on the continent . America 's discomfiture with that state of affairs bubbled to the surface most recently last August , when Secretary of State Hillary Clinton , during a visit to Senegal , lamented that `` the days of having outsiders come and extract the wealth of Africa for themselves , leaving nothing or very little behind , should be over in the 21st century . '' Ogunlesi : Jonathan showed more commitment to Africa in first term than Obama . U.S. unlikely to see Obama political benefit in launching Kenyan aid programs .
Obama , `` son '' of the Horn of Africa '' , remains hugely popular on the continent . Ogunlesi : Jonathan showed more commitment to Africa in first term than Obama . U.S. unlikely to see Obama political benefit in launching Kenyan aid programs .