{"id":103530,"date":"2026-02-25T11:01:06","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T11:01:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/103530\/"},"modified":"2026-02-25T11:01:06","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T11:01:06","slug":"3-major-global-powers-arrive-in-ethiopia-in-the-space-of-one-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/103530\/","title":{"rendered":"3 major global powers arrive in Ethiopia in the space of one month"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n        During his visit, Herzog is expected to engage in high-level discussions aimed at boosting bilateral relations and exploring opportunities for collaboration in politics, trade, and technology, Ethiopia\u2019s Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated on X.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n        Herzog&#8217;s visit follows a couple of high-profile visits earlier this month, specifically from Turkey and Italy.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n        During his visit, as seen on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/sustainability\/climate-energy\/turkey-ethiopia-sign-energy-cooperation-accord-during-erdogan-visit-2026-02-17\/\" id=\"3e5f109d-13a3-429f-bb45-f74f93708950\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Reuters<\/a>, Turkey and Ethiopia inked a memorandum to collaborate on joint energy production and infrastructure projects.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n        This agreement represents a common vision for industrial development and cross-border cooperation, highlighting Ethiopia&#8217;s appeal as a hub for investment and innovation.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n        Earlier in February, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni visited Addis Ababa to co-host the Second Italy-Africa Summit and address the 39th African Union Summit.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n        \u201cIt is my great honour and pleasure to welcome Prime Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/africa.businessinsider.com\/local\/lifestyle\/italys-pm-reveals-sensitive-remarks-on-africa-in-a-prank-call-she-believed-to-be\/l3rd8n9\" id=\"c5f39a0c-2292-4bbe-8601-a3318fffec23\" data-link-role-code=\"open_new_tab\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Giorgia Meloni<\/a> to Ethiopia as we co-host the Second Italy\u2013Africa Summit.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n        This occasion represents more than a diplomatic gathering; it symbolizes the deepening partnership between Italy and African nations, a partnership grounded in mutual respect, shared responsibility, and a common vision for sustainable growth,\u201d the Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Abiy Ahmed, stated.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n        The Italian Prime Minister\u2019s visit highlighted Italy&#8217;s renewed commitment to long-term cooperation in Africa with the unveiling of the &#8220;Mattei Plan.&#8221;\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n        The program, designed as an open platform for collaboration, is in line with the African Union&#8217;s Agenda 2063, which promotes development in agriculture, energy, infrastructure, and trade.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n        She stressed addressing migration not through quick answers, but by developing opportunities and jobs across the continent, with Ethiopia as a key partner.\n    <\/p>\n<p>                    <img width=\"790\" height=\"526\" alt=\"L-R Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, and Ethiopia Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed [@AbiyAhmedAli :X]\" title=\"L-R Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, and Ethiopia Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed [@AbiyAhmedAli :X]\" class=\"image lazyloaded imgWithMetaData\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg'%20width%3D'790'%20height%3D'526'%20data-ring-placeholder%3D'1'%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-original=\"https:\/\/ocdn.eu\/pulscms-transforms\/1\/lqfktkpTURBXy8xYmI0NjQ4MTRjOWE1YWE3MzA3OWY0OWFkYzg4OWIwMC5qcGeRlQLNAxbNAg7Cww\" fetchpriority=\"low\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>\n        There may be more to the convergence of these visits than just ceremonial diplomacy.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n        Ethiopia&#8217;s recent hosting of officials from Israel, Turkey, and Italy shows just how much the country&#8217;s growing international prominence is.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n        Situated in the horn of Africa, as East Africa\u2019s largest economy, and being the center of major events in the region, Ethiopia\u2019s relevance in African affairs cannot be overstated.\n    <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"During his visit, Herzog is expected to engage in high-level discussions aimed at boosting bilateral relations and exploring&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":103531,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[65],"class_list":{"0":"post-103530","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-ethiopia","8":"tag-ethiopia"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@africa\/116130931266571803","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103530","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=103530"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103530\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/103531"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=103530"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=103530"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=103530"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}