Article published on the 2008-11-11 Latest update 2008-12-11 15:40 TU
What does it mean to have an American president with African roots? Obama's message is: "Change we can believe in." Will Africans take him at his word? Brent Gregston talks to a panel of Africans living in Paris and, via telephone, Barack Obama's 87-year-old step-grandmother, "Mama Sarah" Obama.
Other guests on Crossroads are: Gaston Kelman, from Cameroon, the author of the bestseller, "I'm Black and I Do Not Like Cassava;" Eva Rogo-Levenez of Kenya, a translator of books for young people that are read all across Africa; and Linda Maso, political consul with the South African Embassy in Paris.
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