The office of the President has announced that President Paul Kagame held bilateral talks with Ethiopian Prime Minister, Dr. Abiy Ahmed.
The two Heads of State also visited Ethiopia’s flagship Hawassa Industrial Park, which Ethiopian government sees as crucial to meet its vision of making Ethiopia a light industry hub in Africa and middle-income economy 2025.
According to the World Bank, Hawassa Industrial Park is expected to generate around 60,000 jobs and $1 billion in export revenues.
Built by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC), the Hawassa industrial park, located in Ethiopia’s southern city of Hawassa, was completed in a record time of nine months and commissioned in July 2016.
President Kagame will on the second day attend a number of Consultation Meetings on the African Union Institutional Reform Process including with the Group of 15 Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Heads of Regional Economic Communities and the Bureau of the Assembly.
Over time, Ethiopia has occupied a strategic position as AU host.
Earlier this year, African Union (AU) Commission chief Moussa Faki Mahamat offered his services to the government of Ethiopia amid political upheaval in the country, following Hailemariam Desalegn’s resignation in March.
It is the first state visit Kagame held in Ethiopia since Dr. Abiy took over replacing former Prime Minister, Hailemariam Desalegn.
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