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Ethiopia Eyes Stronger Ties With India Amid Horn of Africa Tensions
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Firstpost•13-10-2026, 10:22
Ethiopia Eyes Stronger Ties With India Amid Horn of Africa Tensions
- •Ethiopian Chargé d'Affaires Ambassador Nebiyu Tedla emphasized that India is a key strategic partner and bilateral ties were elevated to a strategic partnership in December 2025.
- •Tedla noted that Ethiopia has briefed New Delhi on regional tensions, and India has expressed solidarity with Addis Ababa.
- •Ethiopia is seeking peaceful access to the sea through economic cooperation with regional neighbors like Djibouti, Kenya, Sudan, and Eritrea.
- •The ambassador addressed ongoing concerns regarding the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, stating that it is a hydroelectric project that does not block the flow of the Nile for downstream nations.
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Ambassador Nebiyu Tedla stated that Ethiopia has briefed India and other allies about the ongoing tensions in the country's north, and New Delhi has expressed its solidarity with Addis Ababa.
India and Ethiopia elevated their bilateral relations to a strategic partnership in December 2025 during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's historic visit to Addis Ababa, a relationship further cemented during recent high-level meetings.
Ethiopia views access to the sea as essential to its economic future given its size and population, and it aims to pursue this requirement strictly through peaceful means on economic and win-win terms to avoid adding further tension to the region.
