After meeting with the leaders of the nation on Wednesday, Blinken paid a visit to a United Nations logistics warehouse in the capital of Ethiopia and announced the aid package. According to the top US diplomat, the new assistance brings the total amount of US aid for Ethiopia in 2023 to $780 million. ADVERTISEMENTBlinken made the announcement after earlier that day's meetings with Ethiopia's Foreign Minister Demeke Mekonnen and Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. “We have agreed to strengthen the long-standing bilateral relations [between] our countries with a commitment to partnership,” he wrote. On Thursday, the US secretary of state will travel to Niger, a country in West Africa that has been dealing with armed groups.

Source: Daily Nation March 16, 2023 21:40 UTC