U.S. President Barack Obama participates in an official arrival ceremony at Julius Nyerere Airport in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, July 1, 2013. REUTERS/Jason Reed
DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama is seeking to build a new U.S. economic partnership with Africa as he visits Tanzania on Monday at the end of a tour of the fast-growing continent where Washington faces competition from China.
Obama's trip to Dar es Salaam occurs three months after a visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping, who came shortly after taking office. Many Africans see the U.S. leader's three-nation tour of Africa as an attempt to play catch-up.
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