Emmanuel Macron and Abiy Ahmed: A privileged relationship in spite of war and massacres in Tigray

Why this matters: an international story with cross-border implications worth tracking.

For the final stop of his African tour, the French president chose Ethiopia. The visit gave him another opportunity to publicly support Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, whose actions in the Tigray region – which was the scene of a deadly war between 2020 and 2022 – have drawn criticism.