IN PICTURES: Key moments from U.S President Barack Obama's East Africa trip

"Obamamania" hit Kenya and Ethiopia as the US president made a landmark visit to the two countries in late July.

IT was the first time Obama has visited Kenya, the birthplace of his father, as President of the US and it was also the first time a sitting US president had visited Ethiopia.

It was a brief stint, but momentous nonetheless.

Here are some of the most memorable moments of his visit...

President Barack Obama leaves aboard Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House as he departs for a trip to Ethiopia and Kenya on July 23, 2015 in Washington, DC. Obama arrived in Kenya on the 24th July, where he attended the Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Nairobi. The trip marks the first time Obama will visit Kenya as President.
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A wave of excited frenzy swept across Kenya ahead, and during, Obama's visit. Filled potholes, refurbished pavements, new security cameras and newly planted grass were a few of the government intiatives. Local entreprenuers also took advantage, selling US flags, memorabilia and even organising boxing matches, like this one pictured, in honour of Obama’s visit to Kenya.
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Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and President Barack Obama gave a joint press conference at the State House in Nairobi on July 25, 2015. Kenya and US signed an agreement aimed at curbing corruption and help seal loopholes in the dwindling war against the vice in the government.
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While in Kenya Obama paid his respects, after laying a wreath, at the memorial park commemorating the 7 August, 1998 bombing of the US embassy, which killed more than 218 Americans and Kenyans, and injured more than 5,000 people.
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Obama attends the Global Entrepreneurship Summit at the United Nations Compound in Nairobi on July 25, 2015. Obama said today "Africa is on the move", as he praised the spirit of entrepreneurship at the business summit in Kenya.
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At a State House dinner, Obama showed off some serious dance moves alongside Kenya's president to the sounds of Sauti Sol - a Kenyan afro-pop band. The dance, called the "Lipala", is a traditional step that has been popularised lately by the band which performed at the event.
(Photo: Sauti Sol, Facebook)

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Obama disembarks Air Force One at Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on July 26th 2015. He started a 2 day stay in the country and was the first American leader to visit the country. (Photo: Simon Maina, AFP)

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Ethiopian President Mulatu Teshome and Obama speak during a meeting at the National Palace in Addis Ababa on July 27, 2015.  (Photo: Saul Loeb, AFP/Getty Images)

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Obama laughs at the hair nets the members of the press have to wear during a tour of Faffa Food, which produces low-cost high-protein foods, with the help of Feed the Future, in Addis Ababa on July 28, 2015. Feed the Future, Obama’s global hunger and food security initiative, invests in agriculture to spur economic growth and reduce poverty and hunger.
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