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Analysis: Obama’s delicate dance of diplomacy in Africa

President Obama, who ended his five-day trip to Africa on Tuesday, had to carefully choreograph his dealings with leaders who have rocky records on human rights and corruption.

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — President Obama’s five-day trip to Africa that ended Tuesday with a rousing speech to the continent’s heads of government featured a delicate dance of diplomacy with leaders who have rocky records on human rights and corruption, among the continent’s most pressing problems.

The presidents of Kenya and Uganda traveled to meetings here this week with Obama, as did the Ethiopian prime minister. The president of Sudan, under warrant of the International Criminal Court (ICC), had the good grace to stay home but did send his foreign minister.