Obama tells Africans to build democracy, create jobs to thrive

U.S. President Barack Obama (C) looks on as workers demonstrate part of the packaging process as he tours the Faffa Food factory in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia July 28, 2015. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Barack Obama told African nations on Tuesday they needed to respect democratic rules and create jobs to avoid a slide into disorder.

In the first speech by a serving U.S. president to the 54-nation African Union, he said violence unleashed in Burundi by the president's bid for a third term in office showed the risks of ignoring constitutional rules.