Kenya, Indonesia and the city of Chicago have boarded the ''Obamania'' bandwagon with tours and marketing campaigns highlighting their social, familial and cultural links with US President-elect Barack Obama.
Mr Obama had a Kenyan father and Indonesian stepfather. He lived in Indonesia during his childhood and now resides in Chicago.
At the Kenyan press conference at the World Travel Market in London last week, 150 copies of Mr Obama's book, Dreams from My Father, were snapped up after being bought by the public relations consultants Hills Balfour Synergy at 30% discount prices and distributed free to the media
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