Program Note: Watch Anderson’s interview with President Obama on AC360° on Monday at 10 p.m. ET.

Anderson was bitten by something during the night. Here’s his picture for proof.

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@andersoncooper: just interviewed the President. We walked around Cape Coast Castle with him, it’s a former dungeon for slaves heading to America.

@andersoncooper: we walked through the “door of no return,” the portal thru which slaves were sent to the New World. Talked about the …

@andersoncooper: ….impact of it on him and his family. Outside hundreds have gathered to get a glimpse of Obama….

@andersoncooper: playing endlessly, everywhere, is a ghana hi-life song “Bar-ack, Bar-ack. Bar-ack O-Bama.” It’s by a band “Black Rasta”..

@andersoncooper: ..its one of those songs that’s catchy at first, but gradually drives you insane..like 99 Luftballoons. Remember that one?

@andersoncooper: forgot to mention. During the night I got bitten by something on my left eyelid.. Maybe a spider. When I awoke, my eyelid was ….

@andersoncooper: my eyelid had swollen nearly shut. Not the kind of thing you want to have happen before interviewing the President…

@andersoncooper: In my mind I looked like Sylvester Stallone in “Rocky”. In reality i looked more like Mathew Broderick in the movie “Election.”

@andersoncooper: luckily, by the time the President arrived it had gone down significantly. “Not so bad,” he said to me as he sat down.

@andersoncooper: now its nearly back to normal..still a little swollen. I took a picture for the ac360.com blog. I’m about to go to bed.

@andersoncooper: I think I’m going to sleep with the lights on.

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Program Note: President Obama makes his first official trip to Ghana today. He is the first African-American President to visit the African continent. Anderson sits down with President in Ghana to talk about the significance of his trip and the President’s own African history. Tune in tonight for more from Anderson next week for the interview. AC360°, 10 p.m. ET.

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These pictures were taken at the Cape Coast Castle in Ghana, which was used in the trans-Atlantic slave as the final departure point for slaves bound for the western hemisphere. Thousands of slaves were held in the dungeons of the castle before being transferred to boats. More on the slave trade next week during our special, “President Obama’s African Journey.”

The courtyard of the Cape Coast Castle.

The “door of no return.” Slaves would exit this door and board ships bound for the western hemisphere.

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Editor’s Note: Anderson is in Ghana today where he will meet up with President Obama for an exclusive interview. He is talking to people in Ghana about what they think of the significance of the first African-American president to visit the West African country. And we’re also looking into the history of the African slave trade routes. Anderson visited the Cape Coast Castle where many slaves were transferred to ships bound for the Western hemisphere.

The 'door of no return' at the Cape Coast Castle. Slaves would exit this door and board ships bound for the western hemisphere.

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From ac: just arrived in ghana. A lot of excitement here about Obama’s trip. Everyone wants to see him. I’ll be tweeting all weekend.

From ac: ghana is cool. Accra, the capitol is bustling with energy. Posters welcoming Obama are everywhere. It’s great to be back in africa.

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Anderson travels to Ghana later this week for an exclusive interview with President Obama who will visit Accra, the capital, after the G8 summit in Italy this week.

This is the first trip of an African-American president to Africa. Obama visited Africa as a senator and, in 2006, received a hero’s welcome in his father’s native Kenya.

The president will address various bilateral and regional issues with Ghanaian President John Atta Mills, the White House said in a news statement.

“The President and Mrs. Obama look forward to strengthening the U.S. relationship with one of our most trusted partners in sub-Saharan Africa, and to highlighting the critical role that sound governance and civil society play in promoting lasting development,” according to the statement.

Tune in for Anderson’s interview with the President next week on AC360°.

Editor’s Note: Anderson is in Los Angeles covering the latest developments in the Michael Jackson story. Last night he spoke to a number of people, including civil rights leader and Jackson family friend, Rev. Al Sharpton. Tune in tonight for more and check out these pictures taken on the roof of the LA bureau.

Editor’s Note: Anderson is in Los Angeles covering the latest developments in the Michael Jackson story. Last night he spoke to a number of people, including a nurse practitioner who claims she treated Jackson and Dr. Sanjay Gupta who weighed in on the medical investigation. Tune in tonight for more and check out these pictures taken on the roof of the LA bureau.

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