Title: Obama Speaks to African Union on Last Day of Africa Trip

Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/342/union_audio.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Obama Speaks to African Union on Last Day of Africa Trip' data-article-id='662'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='7813'>U.S. President Barack Obama ended his East Africa trip Tuesday with a speech to the African Union. </span> <span data-start-time='7813' data-end-time='10979'>He spoke in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. </span> </p><p><span data-start-time='10979' data-end-time='18396'>Mr. Obama called for change, especially among Africa&rsquo;s many long-serving leaders. </span> <span data-start-time='18396' data-end-time='28958'>He said when leaders try to change the rules in order to stay in office it can lead to strife, noting the situation in Burundi.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='28958' data-end-time='39375'>The president also said Africa has changed from a poor and dependent continent to one of hope and progress.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img 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data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/342/australia.m4a'><span>Australia</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=3514 data-hint-location='10979' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/342/mr_obama_called_for__blank__among_africas_leaders.m4a'>Mr. Obama called for <span class='blank'>change</span> among Africa's leaders.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='change'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/342/change.m4a'><span>change</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/342/peace.m4a'><span>peace</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/342/acceptance.m4a'><span>acceptance</span></div><div class='choice' 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U.S. President Barack Obama ended his East Africa trip Tuesday with a speech to the African Union. He spoke in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Mr. Obama called for change, especially among Africa’s many long-serving leaders. He said when leaders try to change the rules in order to stay in office it can lead to strife, noting the situation in Burundi.

The president also said Africa has changed from a poor and dependent continent to one of hope and progress.

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