Kenyans in Barack Obama's ancestral homeland stayed up all night and danced with joy on Wednesday as America's first black president won a second term in the White House, raising the prospects of a fresh start for his ties with Africa.
Many Africans feel Obama has not responded to their huge enthusiasm when he won the presidency four years ago with an increased U.S. commitment to the world's poorest continent during his first term.
In the tiny western hamlet of Kogelo, men waved tree branches and banged drums at the Obama family home where his grandmother Sarah lives. Women ululated and cried tears of joy, muttering prayers of thanksgiving.
Obama's grandmother joined in the dancing and cheering outside her house after the results were declared.
"He is welcomed home," she told reporters. "I would just like to tell him to give his best to the people who have shown their faith in him by electing him."
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