The G4 Platform, an initiative of the Ethiopian Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed, was set up to discuss and proffer solutions as well as aggregating positions to ensure that the African Union (AU) discharges its obligations efficiently and promptly.
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After the inspection of the guard of honour, the Prime Minister gestured the President into a waiting SUV and drove him to dinner
While reacting to the outcome of the elections as announced over the weekend, President Buhari told the Ethiopian leader: “On behalf of the Nigerian people, I send you and the people of Ethiopia our well wishes for your courage and commitment to the democratic process and urge you to continue with the good policies of your government that endeared you to the people.”
The state-owned Ethiopian News Agency quoted NISS as saying that Al-Shabaab and ISIS sent their members to the capital, Addis Ababa, and various parts of the country “to carry out terrorist acts that damage human life and property as well as tarnish the image of the country”.
President Muhammadu Buhari and Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed witnessed the signing of the agreement on Tuesday in Addis Ababa by their Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama and Gedu Andargachew respectively, during the State Visit of the Nigerian leader
The president in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, in Abuja on Friday, said Ahmed’s recognition as winner of the Nobel Peace Prize “portends a good sign for the peace processes within countries, and across borders on African continent’’.
The award was conferred on them at the 4th Africa Political Summit and Diamond Awards in Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital, where the two political figures were hailed for their huge commitments to democracy, freedom of speech and socioeconomic and political developments of their countries.
President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with families of the two Nigerians, Ambassador Abiodun Bashua and Prof. Pius Adesanmi, who lost their lives in the Ethiopian Airlines plane that crashed on Sunday.
Teshome, who has been the east African country’s head of state since October 2013, on Wednesday submitted his letter of resignation as the Ethiopian parliament’s two houses are scheduled to consider his resignation.
Police said on Friday that he attempted to escape ahead of a court appearance.
Abiy had just wrapped up his speech in the heart of Addis Ababa when the explosion went off, sending panicked crowds towards the stage as the prime minister left hurriedly, an AFP correspondent said.
In a statement, the office of the spokesperson of the ministry said the Ethiopian prisoners were released, following a two-day visit of Ethiopian Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed, to Egypt over the weekend.