US President Barack Obama has ended his visit to Africa, specifically Kenya and Ethiopia. Following the President’s visit and his meeting at the African Uniona, Ethiopia is getting a lot of attention from the international media. Christiane Amanpour, CNN journalist and television host, interview Dr. Tedros Adhanom – the foreign Minister of Ethiopia – regarding President Obama’s visit and the current economic and political situation if the country. In this interview, Dr. Tedros Adhanom talks about:-
- The visit of President Barack Obama, the first sitting US president to visit Ethiopia and to talk at the African Union
- The civil society, more freedom to the people, journalists and other activists – specifically about democracy and human rights
- The role of democracy in such diverse country as Ethiopia and how this democracy can be built
- The May 2015 National and Regional Election and what Ethiopian opposition parties look like
- About the jailed (as well as released) journalists and rule of law of the country
- Ethiopia’s government towards Ethiopian journalists
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