He’s also told Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn more must be done to improve democracy in one of Africa’s fastest-growing economies . – often criticised for its record on human rights.
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President Barak Obama says security cooperation with Ethiopia is pushing back against violent extremism.

He says Ethiopia faces serious threats and its contribution to the African Union mission in Somalia has reduced areas under al-Shabaab control.

Sunday’s hotel bombing in Mogadishu reminds us that terrorist groups like al-Shabaab offer nothing but death and destruction and have to be stopped.

Before heading home today, the first sitting US President to visit Ethiopia will address the African Union at its headquarters in Addis Ababa – another first.

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