Russia made akin promises to Ethiopia as early as 2022, but its aggression on Ukraine stopped their fulfillment. Now, as the deputy commander of Ethiopia's naval operation assured, Commander Jamal Tufis, The Kremlin undertook to aid the African country train staff and "build potential".
Ethiopia has not abandoned its desire for a navy
Ethiopia's Navy was formed in the 1950s but had to be dissolved after Eritrea gained independency in 1993, which caused Ethiopia has been deprived of access to the sea. erstwhile Abiy Ahmed became Prime Minister in 2018, Ethiopia announced that it would reconstruct naval forces. The Prime Minister asked France for help. president Emmanuel Macron visited Ethiopia and signed a defence cooperation agreement to which The main point was to support the reconstruction of the Ethiopian war fleet.
The agreement with Russia shows that Ethiopia wants to grow a group of abroad partners who are willing to aid to realise its maritime ambitions.
Cooperation with Russia coincides with the Kremlin's search for a permanent base in the Indian Ocean, which became an urgent task for Moscow after the failure of the Mediterranean port of Tartus in Syria.
Minister for abroad Affairs of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) Ali Youssef Ahmed said no obstacles to building a Russian base in Port Sudan. However, the civilian war that lasts in this country for almost 2 years can hold the implementation of any arrangement, which Russia is aware of in search of fresh locations.
