US President Barack Obama was on his way to Kenya early on Friday to embark on a four-day state visit to the region to address terrorism, economic recovery and human rights, dpa reported. It will be Obama's first visit to Kenya and Ethiopia since he became president in 2009, but his fourth visit to the continent. Obama, security advisors Susan Rice and Ben Rhodes as well as spokesman Josh Earnest boarded Air Force One at Andrews military airport in Washington DC late Thursday. Some 20 senators and political representatives are also accompanying the president. Obama is expected to land in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, on Friday evening where he will address the Global Entrepreneurs Summit on Saturday. He will also hold talks and attend a state dinner with Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta. Obama will travel to Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa, on Sunday night, where he is scheduled to meet Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn on Monday. Before his return to the US on Tuesday, Obama is set to meet with civil society representatives and visit the African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa.
