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Ethiopia
Moscow makes moves to replace France for navy training

Russia is making increasing overtures to Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali. Since the suspension of military cooperation with France, Ethiopia needs outside help to organise a national navy. [...]

Published on 25/03/2022 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Abiy Ahmed Ali
Alexander Ostrikov
Berhanu Jula
Ethiopian National Defense Forces
Gelelcha
Kindu Gezu Tegegn
Mikhail Bogdanov
Muse Bihi Abdi
NATO

Ethiopia
Another Russian marine officer lands in Ethiopia's still waters

First, Admiral Alexander Ostrikov was appointed by the Kremlin at [...]

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Ethiopia, France, Russia
Both Moscow and Paris maintain navy-focused presence in Ethiopia

Paris decided in July to keep on its cooperation officer in Addis Ababa, who had initially been tasked with participating in the training of the Ethiopian navy, as called for by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali.

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Spotlight | East Africa
Raila Odinga aiming to become Horn of Africa's peace champion

Back in Kenya after a week in the UK, presidential candidate Raila Odinga has been giving attention to his foreign policy credentials. To attract the favours of the West, he has highlighted Kenya's role as a peacemaker in the Horn of Africa, a region riven by civil wars and political crises.

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Kenyan presidential candidate Raila Odinga in the UK on 15 March 2022, here with UK Defence Secretary James Heappey (left).

Horn of Africa
The failure of mediation over Tigray whets the appetites of Moscow and Beijing

The low-key visit to the Horn of Africa in early February by Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov was followed by the appointment of a special Chinese envoy for the region. Their interest coincides with the loss of momentum in the ongoing talks between Kenya and the African Union.

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In Focus | Ethiopia
Abiy purged his military high command to prepare for his war against the TPLF

As soon as he arrived in power in 2018, the Ethiopian prime minister announced that he planned to reform the Ethiopian army high command, which he saw as a Tigrayan leadership stronghold. The reform, which was carried out quietly over two years, enabled Abiy to remove officers too closely linked to the Tigray People's Liberation Front.

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Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali.

Ethiopia, France, Kenya
An Ethiopian navy made in France?

According to our sources, a committee of generals and former [...]

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Abiy Ahmed Ali
Alexander Ostrikov
Berhanu Jula
Ethiopian National Defense Forces
Gelelcha
Kindu Gezu Tegegn
Mikhail Bogdanov
Muse Bihi Abdi
NATO

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