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Last update: 5 hours agoFrance–Ethiopia Innovation Push: Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed welcomed French President Emmanuel Macron at the National Palace and toured the Ethiopia Science Museum, framing the visit as “walking ahead to the future” with new cooperation talks and a €54.6m loan tied to renewable energy. Somali Piracy Crisis: In Karachi, families of Pakistani hostages aboard the MT Honour 25 protested after 23 days in captivity, saying their relatives are surviving on dirty tank water as EU anti-piracy forces keep ships nearby. Djibouti Energy Build: Djibouti has started construction of the Sh20.7b Fuelstor multi-product fuel terminal in the Damerjog corridor, aiming for 400,000 metric tonnes of storage and a regional trading/logistics role. Horn of Africa Diplomacy: Djibouti’s President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh was sworn in for a sixth term, with Tanzania’s Samia Suluhu Hassan sending messages of support. Regional Security Context: Across the week, attention also stayed on shifting Horn tensions and wider Indo-Pacific competition, with Ethiopia–China ties and major summit agendas in Nairobi in the background.
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