Jul 11th, 2009 | ACCRA, Ghana -- President Barack Obama is headed home after a brief but whirlwind visit to Ghana.
Before departing, Obama addressed Ghanaians at the airport in the capital of Accra. He said the trip was especially meaningful for him because of his African heritage. He congratulated Ghana for its democratic traditions and promised to never forget the image of his young daughters walking through a 17th century slave fortress on the country's coast.
Obama said the message Ghana sends to the rest of the world every day is that democracy can thrive in Africa.
He was expected to land in Washington early Sunday morning.
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