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The Head of State will share a Christmas meal with the French army deployed in Djibouti, before traveling to the Ethiopian capital for the inauguration of the National Palace.

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Le président français, Emmanuel Macron, se rendra vendredi 20 décembre à Djibouti, où il partagera un repas de Noël avec les militaires français déployés sur cette base stratégique, avant de se rendre le lendemain en Ethiopie voisine, a-t-on appris mardi auprès de l’Elysée.

For the classic New Year’s Eve, the head of state chose Djibouti this year to “show the nation’s recognition” to infantrymen deployed abroad, the presidency said. He will have to meet in situ with his counterpart from Djibouti, Ismaël Omar Guelleh, to discuss the situation in the Red Sea and the Horn of Africa, specifically in Somalia, prey to conflicts and attacks through Chabab, by radical Islamists, as well as in Sudan. , ravaged for more than a year and part of a civil war.

They will also discuss the renewed defense partnership in July between the two countries. The French base in Djibouti, which is home to 1,500 troops, is the largest French contingent and the only one that will not be affected by the historic easing of sailing planned on the African continent after a series of disappointments in the Sahel in recent years. The renewed treaty reflects “the excellence of the relations that prevail between our two countries, as well as the convergence of our strategic interests,” the Elysee Palace said at the Time conference.

Ilot de stabilité prisé dans une région troublée, Djibouti est situé face au Yémen, à la sortie de la mer Rouge, dans le détroit de Bab-el-Mandeb, où transite une grande part du commerce mondial entre Asie et Occident. Outre un loyer qui a fait l’objet d’âpres discussions, la France assure la police du ciel de ce petit pays d’Afrique de l’Est.

Le président s’envolera samedi pour Addis-Abeba, où il doit rencontrer le premier ministre éthiopien, Abiy Ahmed. Ils inaugureront le Palais national, bâtiment historique qui fut la dernière résidence de l’empereur Haïlé Sélassié Ier, renversé en 1974. L’Agence française de développement (AFD) a participé à sa rénovation et à sa transformation en musée à hauteur de 25 millions d’euros. Outre la relation bilatérale, les deux dirigeants aborderont là encore le climat régional volatil et la situation intérieure, deux ans après l’accord ayant scellé la fin de la guerre au Tigré, qui a fait plusieurs centaines de milliers de morts dans le nord du pays.

This stop in France marks Emmanuel Macron’s stated preference for promoting new African partnerships, freed from the colonial history that has poisoned – to the point of breaking – Paris’ relations with its former colonies in recent years.

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