Obama: Ethiopia a 'major contributor' to peace-keeping

President Barack Obama has praised the work of Ethiopia's armed forces on what is the first visit by a sitting US president to Ethiopia.

Appearing alongside the Ethiopian Prime Minister, Hailemariam Desalegn, Mr Obama warned that the country needs to improve its record on human rights and good governance.

However he praised its efforts to combat Islamist groups and to ensure security in the region, and said Ethiopia was ''a major contributor'' to UN peace-keeping efforts.