Ghana Prepares To Welcome U.S. President Barack Obama- 10 Jul 09

Barack Obama, the US president, has chosen Ghana for his first presidential visit to sub-Saharan Africa.

Residents of the West African nation, which is being hailed as an example of good governance in the region, are preparing to welcome a man that many of them see as one of their own.

Al Jazeera's Yvonne Ndege reports from Accra, the capital.