Blinken visits Ethiopia's Abiy in bid to renew ties, bolster peace
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken disembarks from an airplane at the Bole International airport in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on March 14, 2023. He is on a bid to support the peace process after a brutal two-year civil war and renew ties with Ethiopia. PHOTO | TIKSA NEGERI | POOL VIA AFP
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is set to meet Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Wednesday in a visit aimed at reviving ties and bolstering a fragile peace process after a two-year civil war in the country.
He is the highest-ranking US official to visit Africa's second most populous nation since war broke out in late 2020 between Ethiopia's government and Tigray rebels, fraying US relations with its long-time ally as Washington alleged crimes against humanity.
