Abiy Ahmed highlights Ethiopia-Kenya electricity interconnection
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Fanamc
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed presented the electricity interconnector between Ethiopia and Kenya as an example of cooperation based on pooling their strengths. He also discussed transport links and business partnerships at Mashujaa Day celebrations in Eldoret, Fanamc reports.
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed presented the electricity interconnector between Ethiopia and Kenya as a concrete example of cooperation between the two countries. He was speaking on Tuesday 20 October in Eldoret, during Kenya’s Mashujaa Day celebrations, Fanamc reports.
Operational since 2022, the line enables cross-border electricity exchanges and helps supply households and businesses. Abiy also cited the transport link between Mombasa in Kenya and Hawassa in Ethiopia, Safaricom’s operations in Ethiopia, and the use of M-Pesa for payments and money transfers.
The Prime Minister called on farmers and producers in both countries to trade more easily across the border. He also encouraged travel and cultural exchanges, presenting these links as ways to broaden the benefits of bilateral cooperation. The previous day, Abiy had also called for facilitating agricultural trade between Ethiopia and Kenya.
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