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Obama arrives in Kenya for first presidential trip to father's homeland


    NAIROBI (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama flew into Kenya late on Friday for his first presidential visit to his father's homeland, aiming to boost trade and security ties in east Africa.

    Obama's Air Force One plane landed in the evening in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, where he will co-host a conference on boosting entrepreneurs on the African continent before travelling on to Ethiopia.

    (Reporting by Jeff Mason; Editing by Edith Honan)