Obama Takes Office

Thousands of Ghanaians stayed glued to their televisions sets of varied sizes just to catch a glimpse of the historic inauguration US President Elect, Barack Obama take the oath of office on January 20.
Ghanaians have for some time now followed the political events unfold in one of the worlds powerful country-America.
pockets of people were seen gathered around televisions sets along the streets especially in TV repair shops , stores while others watched in the comfort of their homes and offices.
hundreds of people gathered to watch the event from a giant screen from the W. E. B. Du Bois Center for Pan African Culture a few meters from where the African -American civil Rights leader is buried.
At the Du Bois Center, the crowd including United States Embassy Officials, university students, Rastafarians, students from the Accra Girls High School and a ground that called it self the Obama fan club cheered amidst, a jazz band- the Captains and the Nu Gypsies as images of the inauguration flashed across the screen.
Here in Ghana as well as in other parts of the world there is high optimism that Barack Obamas' presidency will improve the US relation with the rest of the world.
The 47 year old son of a Kenyan Born, Barack Obama Senior, and an American lady, Ann Dunham who has been sworn in as America's 44th president and its first African -American leader.
in a wintry Washington DC, where the inauguration ceremony took place a crowd packed Washinton's National Mall where Obama took the oath of office at exactly 1700 GMT.
Mr Obama placed his hand on a bible and promised to " preserve , protect and defend" the US Constitution.
the inauguration, a deeply poignant and long-awaited moment of racial healing for America, took place after the national holiday in remembrance of Martin Luther King Jr., a civil rights advocate.
A talk with many Ghanaians confirmed the hopes of many Africans across the continent who see Obama's victory as a sign of hope, a validation of the continents struggle for liberation.