Ethiopia, UK agree to enhance peace & stability in the Kenya-Somalia-Ethiopia border

Addis Ababa, February 23, 2024 (FBC) – Ethiopia and the United Kingdom signed this morning a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to enhance peace and stability in the Kenya-Somalia-Ethiopia border areas.

The MOU aims to boost the resilience of communities across the Ethiopia-Kenya-Somali borders to the drivers of violent extremism.

Ambassador Jemaludin, Deputy DG of the Africa Department and the British Ambassador to Ethiopia Mr. Darren Welch inked the MOU in a ceremony held on the premises of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia.

The two sides expressed their commitment to working together to reduce the threat posed by Al-Shabaab in the region, per MFA Ethiopia.