U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama began her week-long visit to Africa on Tuesday, along with daughters Sasha and Malia.
They visited the Apartheid Museum in Johannesburg on June 21, and Michelle Obama paid a visit to former South African President Nelson Mandela, kicking off her own symbolic trip to Africa by meeting one of the continent's most revered leaders, Reuters reported.
Below are some of the latest pictures from their visit:
U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama (R) and daughters Sasha (C) and Malia take turns reading to children from "The Cat in the Hat" by Dr. Seuss as they visit the Emthonjeni Community Center in Zandspruit Township, Johannesburg, South Africa June 21, 2011.U.S. first lady Michelle Obama and former South African President Nelson Mandela view his newest book titled "Nelson Mandela by Himself" at his home in Johannesburg, June 21, 2011.
U.S. first lady Michelle Obama (3rd L) stands with daughter Sasha (2nd R), her mother Marian Robinson, and Graca Machel (R), wife of Nelson Mandela, as they listen to Verne Harris as he shows them artefacts from Nelson Mandela's imprisonment during their visit to the Nelson Mandela Foundation in Johannesburg June 21, 2011.
U.S. first lady Michelle Obama, accompanied by daughters Sasha (obscured center) and Malia (rear R), visits the Apartheid Museum in Johannesburg, June 21, 2011. U.S. first lady Michelle Obama paid a visit to former South African President Nelson Mandela on Tuesday, kicking off her own symbolic trip to Africa by meeting one of the continent's most revered leaders.
U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama (2nd L) and daughters Sasha (C) and Malia (R) visit the Apartheid Museum in Johannesburg, South Africa June 21, 2011.
U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama meets children as she visits the Emthonjeni Community Center in Zandspruit Township, Johannesburg, South Africa June 21, 2011.
Michelle Obama’s African visit greeted with criticism. U.S. first lady Michelle Obama (L) walks with Nelson Mandela's wife Graca Machel as she visits the Nelson Mandela Foundation in Johannesburg June 21, 2011
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