The 8 Times Former U.S. President Obama Visited Africa in Pictures

Mark Babatunde January 21, 2017

Obama speech at Nelson Mandela funeral

Photo credit: the Daily Beast

6. South Africa: December 10, 2013

President Obama would return to Africa for 13 hours in 2013, but this time it was for a sad occasion: South Africa’s first Black president, Nelson Mandela, death. Both Mr. and Mrs. Obama would attend the memorial service, with the President delivering a eulogy for the icon.

Watch President Obama’s Eulogy to Nelson Mandela here:

Last Edited by:Abena Agyeman-Fisher Updated: January 21, 2017

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