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Obama to African Union: “Nobody Should Be President for Life”

HeadlineJul 29, 2015

President Obama has wrapped up his historic visit to Kenya and Ethiopia with an address to the African Union. In his speech, Obama called on the continent’s long-entrenched leaders to step aside, saying, “Nobody should be president for life.” The address marked the first time a U.S. sitting president has spoken before African Union. Obama joked that he could win a third term — but can’t run.

President Obama: “I actually think I’m a pretty good president. I think if I ran, I could win. But I can’t. So there’s a lot that I’d like to do to keep America moving, but the law is the law.”

Obama’s comments come just days after Burundi’s president won re-election for a third term, despite massive protests denouncing the move as unconstitutional.

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