Obama becomes first US leader to address African Union

US President Barack Obama is addressing the African Union (AU) in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa, on the last day of his trip to East Africa.

He is the first US leader to deliver a speech at the 54-member body, with security and action against terrorism likely to dominate the agenda.

Welcoming him, AU commission head Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma said that “we claim you as one of our own”.

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