Macron meets AU Commission chiefOn Wednesday morning, Macron met with the African Union (AU) Commission chairperson, Moussa Faki Mahamat, to discuss several partnerships between France and the AU. Macron will later travel to Kenya for the the last leg of his trip, where he will stay until Thursday. 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. “France considered Djibouti for too long to be a territory that was won,” said a senior French diplomat based in the region.

Source: Ethiopian News March 13, 2019 10:30 UTC