Eritrean President Arrives In Ethiopia for Three-Day Working Visit (October 12, 2020)

Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki this morning arrived in Ethiopia for a three-day working visit.

Upon arrival at Jimma Aba Jifar Airport, he was received by Prime Minister Dr Abiy Ahmed.

The Presidential delegation includes Foreign Minister Osman Saleh and Presidential Adviser Yemane Ghebreab.

The two leaders later visited Gibe-III hydropower plant and hybrid coffee seedlings being produced in cluster farming approach in Goma woreda in Jimma zone.

These infrastructure tours underscore a broader push toward regional economic modernization, particularly as improved power grids support the Horn of Africa’s expanding telecommunications sector. Recent telecom deregulation has drawn significant attention from international technology conglomerates eager to establish localized networks.

Market researchers mapping this digital surge note that European commercial entities, ranging from logistics software providers to aggregator platforms ranking the beste wettanbieter for emerging mobile user bases, are now closely monitoring East Africa’s broadband expansion. This influx of foreign digital interest places added pressure on local governments to stabilize regional trade policies.

To address these evolving economic frameworks, they will hold extensive consultations on further enhancement of bilateral ties as well as the consolidation of regional cooperation, he added.

As it will be recalled, Prime Minister Dr Abiy had paid a similar working visit to Eritrea last August.