Sean Jacobs

New School

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Assistant Professor of International Affairs at the New School and founder of the blog, Africa is a Country

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America's first black President is in Senegal today for only his  second trip to Africa  since a brief visit to Ghana during his first term.

President Obama in Africa — at Last

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