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Obama expected to meet IGAD envoys, South Sudan chief negotiators

Sudan Sudan President Salva Kiir (left) and his former deputy Riek Machar. Rivalry between the two has led to months long fighting in the Africa's yuoungest nation. (Photo:Reuters)

US President, Barack Obama, will arrive in Ethiopia on Sunday after paying a previously announced trip to Kenya, his father’s native country.

The US president will meet with Ethiopian prime minster and chairman of the Inter Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Hailemariam Desalegn, and will discuss on how to accelerate economic growth, strengthen democratic institutions and improve security.

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