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President John Dramani Mahama has arrived in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to attend the 50th Anniversary Summit of the African Union (AU). He made a brief stopover in Ogidi, Nigeria, to attend the Burial Service of the fallen Nigeria literary icon Chinua Achebe, which was also attended by the Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan. A statement issued on Friday and signed by Mr Felix Kwakye Ofosu, a Deputy Minister of Information and Media Relations, said President Mahama paid a glowing tribute to Achebe describing him as �an icon of African literature who had shaped my formative years with his wonderful writing, especially the epic �Things fall apart��. The statement said President Mahama also recounted how the respected writer had graciously proofread his first book and written a quote for it. It said the late Achebe had invited President Mahama to deliver a lecture at the Brown University in the United States before he passed away. The statement said, in his honour, President Mahama indicated that he will be delivering that lecture later this year.