Summary

  • President Obama and Ethiopian leader address media

  • Obama: More work to do on democracy in Ethiopia

  • PM Hailemariam says Ethiopia needs 'ethical journalism'

  • Obama held talks with regional leaders on South Sudan

Live Reporting

Hugo Williams and Damian Zane

  1. President Obama pictured with Kenya's deputy president

    President Obama may be in Ethiopia, but Kenyans are still reflecting on his visit to the country, including President Uhuru Kenyatta.

    He tweeted this picture of Mr Obama with the Deputy President William Ruto:

    There had been some concern prior to the visit to Kenya about Mr Obama meeting the deputy president as he is on trial at the International Criminal Court on charges related to the violence after the 2007 Kenyan election.

    Mr Ruto denies the charges.

  2. Welcoming the president

    BBC reporter tweets from outside the presidential palace in Addis Ababa shortly before the talks between the US president and the Ethiopian prime minister: