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Ethiopia
Paris's €28m Ethiopian reconstruction plans

On a visit to Ethiopia today and tomorrow, French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna is expected to sign off on two AFD financing projects for a total of €28m for the country's reconstruction. [...]

Published on 12/01/2023 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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German Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs Annalena Baerbock (L), Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (C), and French Minister of European and Foreign Affairs Catherine Colonna (3rd R), in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on 12 January 2023.

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Paris's €28m Ethiopian reconstruction plans

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