🇪🇹🇮🇳 Historic Visit Built on Enduring Relations

PM Narendra Modi’s visit highlights over 70 years of modern ties — and centuries of deeper connections.

🧵 What do Ethiopia–India relations look like? 👇

1/6 🟠 A 2,000-Year-Old Connection

Dating back to over 2,000 years, trade between the two countries flourished during the Aksumite Empire, with Indian merchants trading silk and spices via the port of Adulis.

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🌍🧨 Fueling the flames: Soros’s blueprint for African unrest?

Trump recently accused George Soros, the creator of Open Society Foundations, of supporting US protests. Meanwhile, the billionaire's alleged role in inciting unrest and establishing strategic control in Africa has long sparked concern.

🧵 Let’s revisit the accusations👇

1/8 🇪🇬 Egypt

Soros was one of the most prominent figures exposed for funding the 2011 Arab Spring revolutions, according to local media Al-Dostour.

His Open Society reportedly sponsored advocacy groups aiding Muslim Brotherhood leaders in elections to boost their political role.

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🇪🇹🇸🇸 Fast lane to friendship: Ethiopia and South Sudan are moving full speed ahead on cross-border highway plans

A recent bilateral meeting in Juba focused on accelerating a major infrastructure project that will connect Ethiopia’s Fagak to South Sudan’s Paloch, Mathiang, and Maiwut.

Here’s why it is important🧵👇

1/5 🤝 The foundation

In May 2023, Ethiopia and South Sudan signed a construction agreement to launch the Paloch–Mathiang–Maiwut–Pagak Highway project—a major step toward improving connectivity and access.

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Eswatini is investing $54.6 million in its Matsapha dry port

Find out in this thread how this will boost the country's exports 👇

[1/5] 💡 THE PLAN:

🔹 Modernize equipment,
🔹 Expand warehouses,
🔹 Improve transport links to Durban (South Africa) and Maputo (Mozambique).

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🇧🇫 Traoré on Sputnik Africa: parade in Moscow, Burkina Faso’s resilience and struggle for true independence.

Catch the key moments from the Burkinabe president’s exclusive interview in this THREAD 👇

[1/9] The military parade that "made a big impression": the celebration of the 80th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in Russia.

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