Ethiopia Excited But Cautious Over Obama Visit

Ethiopia did not roll out the red carpet when a little-known U.S. senator decided, in 2006, to visit a flood-stricken rural town and pledged to lobby for aid from the U.S. military. Nine years later, as president of the United States, Barack Obama is being welcomed with pomp and excitement in the nation that made such a strong impression on him as a junior senator. Until Sunday morning, the only sign of his impending arrival in this security-conscious diplomatic capital were heavily...

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