Ethiopia hosted a summit in Addis Ababa where Abiy Ahmed presented GERD and the African Union sought BRICS bank funding for water projects.

The entities involved

• Ethiopia →

  country in the Horn of Africa

  • Eritrea admitted involvement in the Tigray war, under pressure from the US, in early 2021.Mon 16:51
  • Robert W. McElroy discussed global migrant resilience and journey involving the Philippines and Ethiopia.Mon 16:25
• Abiy Ahmed →

  Prime Minister of Ethiopia since 2018

  • Abiy Ahmed leads the Prosperity Party through the election process in Ethiopia, which gained dominance despite regional unrest.Mon 10:53
  • The capital city of Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, was noted for representing commitment to national development.Mon 07:22
• African Union →

  supranational union in Africa

  • The African Union established a joint mechanism on reparative justice.Mon 17:31
  • The African Union is deploying peace operations in Somalia, the Central African Republic, Burundi, and Sudan, working with international partners.Mon 10:34

Related events

• GERD is a key infrastructure project for Ethiopia, and Edward Miguel commended the country's economic transformation drive.Jul 28
• Ethiopia opened a permanent ApexBrasil office in Addis Ababa to deepen trade and business ties within the BRICS framework.Sep 3
• Ethiopia utilizes GERD to manage Nile waters, while Egypt clings to the outdated 1959 bilateral arrangement, with the AU receiving CFA deposits.Sep 9
• US and AFRICOM are strengthening economic partnerships with Ethiopia and African countries, including working with the African Union on infrastructure.Aug 7
• The World Bank provided financing for a port expansion project in Ethiopia.Sep 11