In news from Africa, Barack Obama is preparing to visit Kenya for the first time since he became a Senator. Obama’s father was born in Kenya. On Monday Obama visited South Africa and criticized how the government there is handling the AIDS epidemic. He said he planned to speak about AIDS in Kenya as well.

• Sen. Barack Obama: “One of the things, when I go to Kenya, that I’ll be doing is probably getting an Aids test myself; in front of the cameras just to encourage, so that people can see you know there’s nothing stigmatizing about getting an Aids test. So you know a lot of times I think leading by example can be very helpful and that’s something I’d like to do.