Here’s President Obama, along with Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, showing off his dance moves at a state dinner Saturday night in Nairobi:
President Obama shows off his moves. Even he couldn’t escape the Lipala dance craze that’s swept Kenya:https://t.co/4BId6a5pdM
— AJ+ (@ajplus) July 26, 2015
The “Lipala” dance is a traditional dance that was “updated” by the “popular band Sauti Sol” earlier this year and taking the country by storm. Basically, it’s now the “Gangnam Style” dance of Kenya:
Barack Obama dances to 'Kenya's Gangnam Style'http://t.co/G8ZNTrFoLR pic.twitter.com/1rTQHqmBqG
— Mirror Politics (@MirrorPolitics) July 26, 2015
Sauti Sol posted the video along with these photos to their Instagram account:
https://instagram.com/p/5m3-QQiXxR/?taken-by=sautisol
https://instagram.com/p/5maXb4iXxX/?taken-by=sautisol
And here’s a little longer version:
BARACK OBAMA Dancing The Lipala Dance in KENYA – http://t.co/SthTDGUDVV via @YouTube
— Manu de Carvalho MdC (@deCarvalhoManu) July 26, 2015
The president left Kenyan and is now in Ethiopia, making him the first president to ever visit the country while in office:
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Marking the first visit to Ethiopia by a US Pres., @POTUS will be guest of honor Monday evening at a State DInner at the National Palace.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) July 26, 2015
Officials say Pres Obama will also use talks Ethiopia to raise US concerns about human rights abuses – including treatment of journalists.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) July 26, 2015
Celebrating Obama's arrival on the road from the airport in Addis Ababa: "Thank you for vesting Ethiopia" pic.twitter.com/lW0Wvprv9D
— Edward-Isaac Dovere (@IsaacDovere) July 26, 2015
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