Ethiopia’s Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed addresses a news conference in his office in Addis Ababa. File picture: Kumera Gemechu/ReutersAddis Ababa, Ethiopia — Africa's leaders applauded Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed for making substantial reforms in his country as they met to consider improvements to the continent-wide body at the start of a summit Saturday. He said his government is cracking down on corruption, winning enthusiastic applause from African leaders at the meeting. Abiy spoke as African Union leaders, led by Rwanda's President Paul Kagame, convened an extraordinary summit at its headquarters in Addis Ababa to consider reforms to encourage peace and development in Africa. Ethiopia's leader, who came to power in April, urged the African leaders to make significant changes.

Source: Ethiopian News November 17, 2018 12:45 UTC