Michelle Obama makes official trip to South Africa and Botswana
First Lady Michelle Obama arrives with Nelson Mandela‘s wife, Graca Machel, in Soweto, South Africa. Speaking at Regina Mundi church, once a haven for activists fighting white-minority rule, Obama invoked the memory of leaders of the American civil-rights movement and South Africa’s liberation struggle to encourage young leaders. (Alexander Joe / AFP/Getty Images)
Members of the Regina Mundi church in Soweto wait outside the church in the early-morning light for a visit by First Lady Obama, who is on a five-day tour of South Africa and Botswana. (Kim Ludbrook / EPA)
