Africans Mixed on Impact of Obama Policies

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Six months after U.S. President Barack Obama first took office, he told Africans the continent doesn't need "strongmen," instead it needs strong institutions. Today, many Africans wonder if the words Mr. Obama uttered five years ago have made a difference in Africa, where some leaders have been in power for more than 30 years and where impunity and lawlessness continue in many countries. VOA's Mariama Diallo reports.