Obama arrives in Ghana on African visit

ACCRA, July 10 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama flew into Ghana on Friday on his first visit to sub-Saharan Africa since taking office as the first African American president of the United States.

His roots in Africa, through his Kenyan father, assure him a hero's welcome and he will deliver a message on the importance of good governance in a country that defies stereotypes of a continent blighted by conflict, coups and crisis.

Obama came from the G8 summit in Italy and a two-day visit to Russia earlier this week. On Saturday, he is due to meet President John Atta Mills and address Ghana's parliament before returning to Washington.