Franco-Ethiopian relationsEthiopia’s prime minister, Abiy Ahmed received French president Emmanuel Macron at the site of the buried churches of Lalibela, Ethiopia, a threatened World Heritage site that France wants to help preserve. The welcome in Lalibela is the first of its kind since the city’s historic relevance as a site of diplomacy 800 years ago. Back in Addis Ababa, a number of deals were penned by sector ministers as Abiy and Macron looked on. The French president, who is on a three nation tour of the East African region, will also meet with the Commander of the Djibouti base, the largest French base abroad. Macron calls for ‘reasonable transition’ in AlgeriaFrench president Emmanuel Macron, who is currently on an East African tour of Djibouti, Ethiopia and Kenya, on Tuesday called for a ‘reasonable duration’ to the transition period in Algeria.

Source: Ethiopian News March 12, 2019 10:46 UTC