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Eye on Africa - EU resumes aid to Ethiopia following suspension over Tigray war

France24 · · 124 words · By Clarisse FORTUNÉ; Antonia Cimini; Emily BOYLE; Tom CANETTI; Emerald MAXWELL
Energy crisis Geopolitical Conflict International Aid Diplomatic Visits
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“The European Union is set to resume budgetary aid to Ethiopia, which was suspended when a brutal civil war broke out in 2020.”
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Multiple independent web search results (including GuardianTV and Google News) confirm that the EU is set to resume budgetary aid to Ethiopia which had been suspended due to the civil war (Tigray war) that began in 2020.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Christianity in Ethiopia is the country's largest religion with members making up 61.6% of the population in 2020. Christianity in Ethiopia dates back to the ancient Kingdom of Aksum, when the King Ez…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianity_in_Ethiopia
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Relations between the European Union and Ethiopia is the largest with EU funding is financed by the European Development Fund (EDF) with objectives of increasing resilience. It is defined by Cotonou A…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethiopia–European_Union_relati…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Haile Selassie I (born Tafari Makonnen or Lij Tafari; 23 July 1892 – 27 August 1975) was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974. He rose to power as the Regent Plenipotentiary of Ethiopia (Enderase) un…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haile_Selassie
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“Nigeria's jet fuel shortage is being driven by disruptions at the Strait of Hormuz that have curtailed global supplies.”
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Wikipedia entries for '2026 Iran war fuel crisis', '2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis', and 'Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war' all confirm that the closure of the Strait of Hormuz has caused a massive global fuel supply disruption. Web search results also link this specifically to Nigeria's jet fuel shortage.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Iran war fuel crisis is an ongoing worldwide fuel crisis caused by the war between Iran and the U.S.-Israel coalition. The closure of the Strait of Hormuz, through which around 20% of the wor…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war_fuel_crisis
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a major maritime choke point for world energy trade, has been largely blocked by Iran since 28 February 2026, when the United States and Israel launched …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Iran war, including the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, has led to what the International Energy Agency has characterized as the "largest supply disruption in the history of the global oil m…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_impact_of_the_2026_Ir…
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“it's the final stop for Pope Leo's four-nation visit to Africa: he's now in Equatorial Guinea.”
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The claim is corroborated by a cross-reference from France24 and multiple independent web search results stating that Pope Leo XIV is in Equatorial Guinea as the final stop of a four-nation visit to Africa. Wikipedia further confirms the identity of Pope Leo XIV.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Pope Leo XIV visited Algeria, Cameroon, Angola, and Equatorial Guinea from April 13 to 23, 2026. This trip was this pope's third trip outside of Italy and first to Africa since his election in May 202…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visits_by_Pope_Leo_XIV_to_Alge…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Events in the year 2026 in Equatorial Guinea.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_in_Equatorial_Guinea
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Pope Leo XIV (born Robert Francis Prevost, pronounced PREE-vohst, September 14, 1955) is the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City. He is the first pope to have been born in the U…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Leo_XIV
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