Twitter: Live inauguration updates

Barack Obama will become the United States’  first black president [AFP]

Stay up to date with all the latest developments on the presidential transition, including reports from our correspondents and analysis with Al Jazeera’s US Obama Twitter channel*.

Please note: If you would like to receive updates directly to your mobile devices, you will need to activate ‘device update’ on your Twitter account settings and ensure you are following ‘AJUSObama’:

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