- Title: BOTSWANA: Michelle Obama dines at Botswana village restaurant
- Date: 26th June 2011
- Summary: MOCHUDI VILLAGE; BOTSWANA (JUNE 25, 2011) (REUTERS POOL) EXTERIOR OF THE BORAKANELO RESTAURANT VARIOUS OF VILLAGERS OUTSIDE THE RESTAURANT VARIOUS OF U.S. FIRST LADY MICHELLE OBAMA AND HER FAMILY ENTERING RESTAURANT AND GREETING WORKERS FRENCH FRIES AND FAT CAKES VARIOUS OF RESTAURANT WORKER SERVING FRENCH FRIES TO MICHELLE OBAMA MICHELLE OBAMA RECEIVING FOOD AND GIVING IT TO HER NIECE MEDIA OUTSIDE THE RESTAURANT (SOUNDBITE) (Setswana) MUCHUDI RESIDENT, WINNIE MAMABILETSA, SAYING: "I am very happy that Mrs Obama had an opportunity to come and visit us here in our village." RESTAURANT SIGN (SOUNDBITE) (English) MOCHUDI RESIDENT, SIZWE MOEKETSI, SAYING: "Yeah, I am very proud of her visit around here and I think even for the restaurant it will even improve, it is a mileage as well because if they can use her trip very well and it can even upgrade their profile, and just passing by Mochudi is something very nice, it can, it will even go into our history books you know. Yeah, thank you." VARIOUS OF VILLAGERS
- Embargoed: 11th July 2011 13:00
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- Location: Botswana, Botswana
- Country: Botswana
- Topics: International Relations
- Reuters ID: LVADQ0AG3IPC79ZD9C40L3VJT07X
- Story Text: U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama on Saturday (June 25) made a quick stop at a local restaurant in Muchudi village, about 30 kilometres outside Gaborone.
Obama arrived in Botswana early on Friday (June 24) after spending the several days in South Africa promoting health, education and youth leadership.
Obama went in the Borakanelo Resaturant with her daughters to buy French fries and fat cakes.
The restaurant staff were excited to see the First Lady who stopped to talk to them.
Villagers gathered outside the restaurant to get a glimpse of her.
"Just passing by Muchudu is something very nice... it will even go into our history books," said Mochudi resident Sizwe Moeketsi.
"I am very happy that Mrs Obama had an opportunity to come and visit us here in our village," said another Mochudi resident Winnie Mamabiletsa.
Obama is on her second official solo trip abroad, along with her daughters Malia and Sasha, their cousins and her mother.
The White House hopes Michelle Obama's trip to South Africa and Botswana will highlight strong democracies on the continent and serve as an example to other nations.
The First Lady was on her way to the Mokolodi Nature Reserve home to giraffes, elephants, zebras, baboons and hippos, among other animals.
She will head back to Washington on Sunday (June 26). - Copyright Holder: POOL (CAN SELL)
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