When President Obama made a measured dash in and out of Africa during his first year in office, it was clear that the ‘dreams’ he wrote about were also very much an African dream, even if played out in two separate, distant continents.
Romain Redoutey takes the temperature of the French public to find out what they think about Barack Obama
Here I was at our offices near Phoenix Park thinking about my next column when in walked a handsome Irishman in a Garda uniform. I was obviously curious as to what was going on. The man was looking through windows and checking out the different floors. My friend
The forthcoming visit to Ireland by President Barack Obama will surely garner media attention around the world. When he arrives he will no doubt be treated with the pomp and ceremony usually afforded to royalty. But there may also be some opposition to his visit,
Barack Obama, the man who is arguably the most powerful person on Earth, is still only a politician, as opposed to a pop star or a sportsperson. Yet his admirers range from young children and teenagers to hard-nosed businessmen. Why?
Cities have long been attractive locations in myth and reality. They are hubs of activity, intersections of diversity and prime locations for creativity, and as a result they can be extreme, unyielding and often unforgiving places. It is the nature of cities
Barack Obama’s ‘Startup America’ initiative has lessons for Ireland, says Tom Cooney
On 5 November 2008 I was one of countless teenagers who sat glued to the TV set as Barack Obama was elected as the first Black president of the United States of America. People around the world were united for one reason, and that was to commemorate what was
Amaka Okonkwo explains why she finds America’s First Lady so appealing