July 10, 2009
Africa texts Obama before visit
US President Barack Obama has received thousands of text messages about Africa after he asked people to send questions before his trip to Ghana on Friday, reports the BBC.
Mr Obama will answer a number of texts - which will be selected by journalists from Senegal, Kenya and South Africa.... The president's media adviser, Macon Phillips, told the BBC's Network Africa programme he wanted the messages to be part of a "continental conversation".
Mr Phillips said people could text whatever they wanted - questions, criticism or just general comment.
The White House has set up local SMS short codes for people to send their messages: Ghana - 1731 / Nigeria - 32969 / South Africa - 31958 / Kenya - 5683.
Elsewhere, the numbers are: 61418601934 and 45609910343.
It has also set up Twitter feeds and blogs on a special page, #obamaghana.
Previously
-- Feel free to text message Obama - US President Barack Obama has invited Kenyans to send comments and questions via short message service (SMS) ahead of his speech in Ghana on Saturday, reports Kenya's Daily Nation.
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