Türkiye and Ethiopia signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on ​energy cooperation during a visit by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to ⁠Addis Ababa on ⁠Tuesday, the Energy and Natural Resources Ministry said, adding the accord would lead ​to joint production and ​projects. Erdoğan held ⁠a one-day visit to Addis Ababa on Tuesday upon Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's invitation, his first to Ethiopia in 11 years. Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said it would serve ⁠"as ⁠a road map to deepen cooperation." In 2024, Ankara ​helped resolve a dispute between Ethiopia and Somalia ​amid Addis Ababa's plan to build a port in the ⁠breakaway ‌region ‌of Somaliland. As it increases its ⁠foothold in the ‌region, Türkiye sent its deep-sea drilling vessel ​Çağrı Bey to ⁠Somalia on Sunday for ⁠what Bayraktar has said will be Ankara's ⁠first offshore ​exploration mission outside its maritime zone.

Source: Ethiopian News February 17, 2026 19:57 UTC