The 53-year-old American president was greeted on the tarmac by Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn. Obama arrived in at the national palace, received with 21 gun salute.
Mr. Obama is the first sitting U.S. president to visit Ethiopia the Africa's second most populous nation . His trip also included a stop in Kenya, the homeland of his late father.
The visit will include talks with the Ethiopian government, a key strategic ally but criticized for its record on democracy and human rights.
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