President Barack Obama flies across the Atlantic on Wednesday for a trip that takes him to Senegal , South Africa and Tanzania , his second visit to sub-Saharan Africa since taking office . His visit will take him to South Africa , Tanzania and Ghana . It aims to bolster investment opportunities and promote democracy . It is his second visit to sub-Saharan Africa as president . He visited Senegal during his second term in July 2009 .
His visit will take him to South Africa , Tanzania and Ghana . It aims to bolster investment opportunities and promote democracy . It is his second visit to sub-Saharan Africa as president . He visited Senegal during his second term in July 2009 .