Meles Zenawi: Susan Rice pays tribute to Ethiopia's leader

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The US ambassador to the UN, Susan Rice, has paid tribute to "brilliant" Meles Zenawi, Ethiopia's long-serving prime minister who died in August.

At a state funeral attended by thousands of people in Addis Ababa, she described him as "uncommonly wise, able to see the big picture and the long game".

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