Obama visits prison where Mandela was jailed

President Obama visited the prison cell on Robben Island in South Africa where former South African president Nelson Mandela was jailed.

Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, and their family toured a limestone quarry where prisoners worked at Robben Island.

He said he was “deeply humbled” by a visit to the prison where Mandela spent 18 of his 27-year prison term.

A protester held an anti-Obama placard outside the University of Cape Town, where the president spoke on the US-Africa relationship.

He challenged young Africans to shore up progress on the continent that rests on a “fragile foundation.”

Obama also toured a classroom at the Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation Youth Centre in Cape Town.