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President Obama arrived on Monday in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on the east coast of Africa. The visit followed stops in South Africa and Senegal, and from the moment Mr. Obama stepped off Air Force One, it was clear the reaction of Tanzanians was going to be bigger and more emotional.
[h=1]A Warm Welcome for Obama in Tanzania[/h]
A sea of ecstatic Tanzanians poured out of their houses and businesses along the main streets of this city to welcome Mr. Obama, the first American president with family roots in Africa
[h=1]A Warm Welcome for Obama in Tanzania[/h]
The president and Michelle Obama, the first lady, received flowers as they stepped off Air Force One at Julius Nyerere International Airport in Dar es Salaam. Mr. Obama's first visit to Tanzania, on the edge of the Indian Ocean, began with a meeting at the country's State House with President Jakaya Kikwete.
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Mr. Obama reviewed the troops during the arrival ceremony. Tanzania is the final stop of Mr. Obama's weeklong African visit. The president announced new efforts to increase trade and investment in the eastern region of Africa, as well as a plan to help double access to reliable electricity in the continent.
Dancers greeting Mr. Obama upon his arrival at the airport.
On Monday, Mr. Obama announced a new push to prevent wildlife trafficking, in which sophisticated poaching syndicates kill elephants and rhinoceroses. He committed $10 million to help combat the problem and will detail a member of the federal Fish and Wildlife Service to the continent
The military band for the Tanzania People's Defense Force played the United States national anthem twice. Cannons repeatedly punctuated the songs with huge blasts in the air.
People lined nearly every inch of the streets between the airport and the State House as the motorcade made the 20-minute journey. The crowds, a dozen rows deep in some places, roared with approval as Mr. Obama passed.
Mr. Obama greeted people at the State House.
Tanzania has a reputation abroad as an island of stability in the often-chaotic region of East Africa. The country has been rewarded with praise and money from international donors, including the United States, which last year gave the country more than $480 million.
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Mr. Obama and Mr. Kikwete held a news conference at the State House.
White House officials also said on Monday that Mr. Obama would be joined by his predecessor, George W. Bush, at a wreath-laying event Tuesday morning at the site of the 1998 coordinated bombings of United States Embassies in Tanzania and Kenya. Ten people were killed at the embassy in Dar es Salaam.
Credit: Doug Mills/The New York Times