Kenyan President William Ruto welcomed Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed to Nairobi on Wednesday, in what is the Ethiopian leader's first state visit to Kenya since 2020. Both leaders were expected to discuss amongst several issues Ethiopia’s negotiations with the breakaway region of Somaliland to secure access to a seaport. Abiy Ahmed's visit to Nairobi also comes after that of President Ruto to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia's capital, for the 37th African Union Summit of Heads of State and Government on Feb 16. Ethiopia and Kenya concluded a strategic framework to promote bilateral cooperation in key areas of economic and social development. The agreements signed then include removing unnecessary checkpoints, customs protocol and systems at the Moyale One-Stop Border Post between both nations

Source: Ethiopian News February 28, 2024 17:14 UTC