The US Secretary of State's visit to the country was an effort to strengthen the bond between the US and Africa as China and Russia continue to deepen their influence on the continent.
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken was set to meet Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Wednesday during a visit aimed at reviving ties and bolstering a fragile peace process after a two-year civil war.
He is expected to hold talks in Addis Ababa with Abiy - a Nobel Peace Prize winner once seen as at the vanguard of a new generation of forward-looking African leaders, but whose reputation later took a beating in Washington over the war. Molly Phee, the top US diplomat for Africa, told reporters before Blinken's departure that his visit would aim to "help consolidate that peace", but cautioned that the US-Ethiopian relationship was not ready to go "back to normal".
Abiy has pledged to restore basic services in war-wracked Tigray, though it is impossible to assess the situation on the ground due to restrictions on media access.
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