Obama celebrations around the world

Nyangoma Kogelo, Kenya: American and Australian tourists participate in a traditional dance at the Barack Obama Nyangoma Kogelo primary school during a cultural celebration Photograph: Thomas Mukoya/Reuters

Kisumu, Kenya: Kenyans gather to celebrate Obama's inauguration as US president Photograph: Riccardo Gangale/AP

Nyangoma Kogelo, Kenya: A villager of Nyangoma wears a paper hat with a message reading 'We have Hope' ahead of Obama's inauguration Photograph: Tony Karumba/AFP/Getty Images

Nyangoma Kogelo, Kenya: Traditional dancers entertain guests at Barack Obama Nyangoma Kogelo primary school Photograph: Thomas Mukoya/Reuters

Jakarta, Indonesia: An Indonesian painter waits for customers as he stands beside his painting of Obama Photograph: Adi Weda/EPA

Jakarta, Indonesia: An elderly Indonesian woman passes by a painting of Obama at a street-side studio Photograph: Irwin Fedriansyah/AP

Fukui, Japan: 'Obama Girls' dance the hula to celebrate the inauguration of US President-elect Barack Obama at Hagaji Temple Photograph: Kiyoshi Ota/Getty Images

Fukui, Japan: Akinori Henmi of Japanese sake maker Wakasafuji displays bottles of sake with the commemorable label for Obama's inauguration at Hagaji Temple Photograph: Katsumi Kasahara/AP

Islamabad, Pakistan: Pakistani Christian children hold portraits of Obama during a prayer ceremony for global peace Photograph: AP

Lucknow, India: Schoolchildren wearing Obama masks during a rally Photograph: Pawan Kumar/Reuters

London: A woman shows off her painted face at the Bernie Grant Arts Centre in Tottenham as people gather to watch a live broadcast of Obama's inauguration Photograph: Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images

Helsinki, Finland: An Obama supporter celebrates his inauguration by treating colleagues to chocolates Photograph: Lehtikuva/Reuters

St. Petersburg, Russia: A man displays Russian Matryoshka dolls featuring portraits of George Bush, the outgoing US president, and his successor, Obama Photograph: Alexander Demianchuk/Reuters

New Delhi, India: Michael P Macy, the counselor for cultural affairs at the US embassy, (left) speaks during special prayer meeting at the shrine of a Sufi saint to offer prayers for Obama Photograph: Manpreet Romana/AFP/Getty Images

Beijing, China: Chinese artist Yu Chengsong prepares his painting depicting Obama for an exhibition organised by the Sino African Development Center to mark his inauguration Photograph: Elizabeth Dalziel/AP

London: A mass of visitors cram into a mock-up of the White House's Oval Office, as they wait for their turn to pose with a wax figure of Obama in Madame Tussauds wax museum Photograph: Sang Tan/AP

Madrid, Spain: A man holds a mask depicting Obama during an event commemorating the last hours of Bush's term Photograph: Juan Medina/Reuters

Nyangoma Kogelo, Kenya: A sign reading 'Official Obama Office' hangs outside a classroom of the Kogelo primary school, during celebrations ahead of Obama's inauguration Photograph: Riccardo Gangale/AP

Nyangoma Kogelo, Kenya: A camel yawns as his owner looks at the Barack Obama Nyangoma Kogelo primary school Photograph: Thomas Mukoya/Reuters