Barack Obama mask at a US election party at the Bertelsmann Foundation in Berlin, Germany Race to the White House: Guests at the Bertelsmann media co-operation in Berlin wear Obama and Romney masks Best of friends: Actors wearing Romney and Obama masks prepare to take the elevator at the Bertelsmann Foundation in Berlin There were extra special reasons to celebrate, meanwhile, in Kogelo, Kenya - the village 360 miles west of the capital Nairobi that is Obama's ancestral home. His step-grandmother Sarah Obama, 94, waved her walking stick in the air and smiled broadly, as she heard news of the President's re-election. Villagers danced through the night to celebrate the second term and hoisted branches of green leaves, red plastic chairs and one-speed bicycles into the air. Sarah, who was married to the President's late grandfather, said: 'Take the great job that people have given to you and lead them well. They have shown immense love to have voted for you.' The President's cousin, Kennedy Rajula, added: 'The community is happy. The community is waking up from their sleep to come and celebrate.' Sarah Obama is the second wife of Obama's paternal grandfather. He referred to her as 'granny' in his memoir 'Dreams from My Father' and described their struggle to communicate on a trip to Kenya in 1988. He said: 'Obama's victory has proved that it was not a fluke the first time round, that the American society has changed, that the people of America have now, basically living