U.S. National Security Adviser Susan Rice on Thursday briefed reporters and responded to questions on President Barack Obama’s five-day trip to Ethiopia and Kenya. She talked about the president’s itinerary and priorities during his controversial stopover in Addis Ababa.
Ambassador Rice said Washington had concerns about “the integrity of the electoral process” during Ethiopia’s recent election, in which the ruling party won 100 percent of seats in parliament, but said Obama thinks the election was “absolutely — 100 percent” democratic.