French President Emmanuel Macron expressed full support on Saturday for Ethiopia’s debt restructuring efforts, emphasising the need for a swift resolution “in the coming weeks”.<\/p>\n
The backing from Macron, who is visiting Ethiopia after a stop in Djibouti, comes after Ethiopia and International Monetary Fund reached an agreement last month on the second review of a $3.4 billion financing programme.<\/p>\n
“Thanks to your commitment to the reform programme you are leading, we aim to complete the restructuring of this 3 billion-euro debt in the next few weeks,” Macron said during a joint press conference with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.<\/p>\n
He added that France fully supports the discussions underway with the IMF, highlighting a key meeting scheduled for mid-January.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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