Overview
- Johann Wadephul begins a two-day visit with stops in Nairobi and Addis Ababa focused on security, economic cooperation, migration and climate, accompanied by a business delegation and Green politician Awet Tesfaiesus.
- In Kenya he will meet his counterpart Musalia Mudavadi and President William Ruto and engage with business and civil society, including visits to a skills training center and the International Peace Support Training Centre.
- In Ethiopia he will hold talks with Foreign Minister Gedion Timothewos on the domestic and regional situation and confer with the head of the country’s largest airline on economic cooperation.
- Engagements at African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa are planned to reinforce multilateral cooperation.
- Berlin describes Kenya as a close partner and Ethiopia as pivotal for Horn of Africa stability, and German reporting links the outreach to concerns over growing Russian and Chinese influence.