Michelle Obama visits South Africa – in pictures

Children sing at the Hector Pieterson Memorial in Soweto Photograph: Themba Hadebe/AP Michelle Obama joins a class photo at the University of Cape Town Photograph: Charles Dharapak/AP The US first lady harvests a carrot at a community service project at Vhuthilo Community Centre in Soweto Photograph: Charles Dharapak/AP Malia, Sasha and Michelle take turns reading The Cat in the Hat by Dr Seuss at the Emthonjeni Community Centre in Zandspruit township, Johannesburg Photograph: Charles Dharapak/AP Michelle Obama gets her groove on with children from the Emthonjeni Community Centre in Zandspruit Photograph: Charles Dharapak/AP Michelle Obama and Antoinette Sithole at the Hector Pieterson Memorial in Soweto. Hector, Antoinette's brother, was 13 in 1976 when he was shot dead by South African police during unrest in Soweto Photograph: Eva-Lotta Jansson/Corbis Michelle Obama shows her football skills at an event raising awareness for HIV/Aids at Cape Town Stadium Photograph: Charles Dharapak/AP Flexing her muscles, Michelle Obama joins in a session of press-ups with Archbishop Desmond Tutu (far left) Photograph: Charles Dharapak/AP Michelle Obama keeps her eye on the ball Photograph: Charles Dharapak/AP Michelle Obama, with daughters Malia (left) and Sasha, visit Nelson Mandela at his home in Johannesburg Photograph: Debbie Yazbek/AFP/Getty Images Michelle Obama greets school pupils on her arrival at Gaborone, Botswana Photograph: Monirul Bhuiyan/AFP/Getty Images Photograph: Monirul Bhuiyan/AFP Michelle Obama watches traditional dancers on her arrival at Gaborone, Botswana Photograph: Monirul Bhuiyan/AFP/Getty Images Photograph: Monirul Bhuiyan/AFP Michelle Obama and daughter Sasha make an unscheduled stop at Borakanelo, a restaurant in the village of Mochudi, Botswana Photograph: Charles Dharapak/AFP/Getty Images Photograph: Charles Dharapak/AFP Michelle Obama with daughters Sasha and Malia, mother Marian Robinson, niece Leslie Robinson and nephew Avery Robinson tour Madikwe game reserve in South Africa Photograph: Charles Dharapak/AFP/Getty Images Photograph: Charles Dharapak/AFP Michelle Obama, her daughters Sasha and Malia, mother Marian Robinson, niece Leslie Robinson and nephew Avery Robinson listen to their guide during a safari in Madikwe game reserve Photograph: Charles Dharapak/AFP/Getty Images Photograph: Charles Dharapak/AFP