Horn of Africa nations should decide their own destiny and convene a peace conference, Wang added. Eric Olander, managing editor of The China Africa Project website and podcast, saw the visit to Eritrea as strategic in China's rivalry with the United States, which has imposed sanctions on Eritrea for its role in Tigray. REUTERS/Joseph Okanga Read MoreU.S. Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa Jeffrey Feltman met Abiy on Thursday, Price told reporters. "It is never about what China wants to do, it is about what Africa wants to do," he said. After Kenya, Wang was due to travel to Comoros, an Indian Ocean archipelago.

Source: Ethiopian News January 06, 2022 17:33 UTC