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Two years after receiving the Nobel Peace Prize, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s claim that he was going into battle reflected both resolve and vulnerability.

Shootings since then. the u.s. president, barack obama, will make a solemn visit in a little more than an hour's time to the site of the bombing of the u.s. embassy in nairobi, kenya, in 1998. earlier, the american president told attendees at a business summit that entrepreneurship is the spark of prosperity and he is encouraging kenyans to seize it. mr. obama will also meet his kenyan counterpart, thank you hurry you kenyatta later in the day. jim acosta has more on the president's trip to africa. >> reporter: he is the president whose biography is known across the world -- a mother from ka...

Without risk as this section of africa is still plagued by terrorist groups like al shabaab, which carried out the west gate mall massacre less than two years ago, killing dozens. senior white house officials say the strategy for combating that threat will be high on the president's agenda. >> obviously, we wouldn't be taking this trip if we thought that security conditions precluded us doing so. >> and i am so proud to be back home. >> reporter: he hasn't been back to kenya since 2006 when then senator obama stopped in his father barack obama sr.'s hometown where he encountered long-lost rela...

He is also expected to on a much more micro level to speak to some students at one of the universities here and really show them as has been reiterated throughout this trip how much of a lived example he is. the son of a kenyan father who went on to be the president of the united states of america, george. >> nima a certainly historic visit by this u.s. president. and as you mentioned, speaking on growth and prosperity. but there are also a host of social issues that the president may address as well -- gay rights. this is a president who has been very impactful here in the united states on th...

Without a father. and i know the cost that i paid for that. >> reporter: the president's heritage has also created plenty of political headaches back home fueling bogus claims he was born in kenya, forcing the white house at one point to release mr. obama's birth certificate. that personal history has left kenyans anticipating this presidential trip for years, ever since they partied in the streets when mr. obama won the white house. [ crying baby ] and maternity wards started filling up with newborns named barack and michelle. but as president, he's disappointed kenyans at times, choosing sta...