Tshwane University of Technology Archives - Jean-Jacques Cornish https://jjcornish.com/tag/tshwane-university-of-technology/ The low down on African affairs Sun, 12 Jan 2020 22:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://i0.wp.com/jjcornish.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-Fountain_Pen_favicon-812.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Tshwane University of Technology Archives - Jean-Jacques Cornish https://jjcornish.com/tag/tshwane-university-of-technology/ 32 32 Ethiopian premier wants to boost trade ties with South Africa https://jjcornish.com/2020/01/ethiopian-premier-wants-to-boost-trade-ties-with-south-africa/ Sun, 12 Jan 2020 22:00:00 +0000 https://jjcornish.com/2020/01/ethiopian-premier-wants-to-boost-trade-ties-with-south-africa/ Returning to Pretoria for talks with President Cyril Ramaphosa was like a second homecoming for Ethiopian premier Abiy Ahmed. The Nobel Peace Prize laureate studied in the capital at the Tshwane University of Technology. Abiy Ahmed could not have known as a student at the Tshwane University of Technology that one day he’s be welcomed […]

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]]> Returning to Pretoria for talks with President Cyril Ramaphosa was like a second homecoming for Ethiopian premier Abiy Ahmed.

The Nobel Peace Prize laureate studied in the capital at the Tshwane University of Technology.

Abiy Ahmed could not have known as a student at the Tshwane University of Technology that one day he’s be welcomed back to Pretoria with a 21 gun salute as the premier of Ethiopia.

He and his host President Cyril Ramaphosa clearly enjoyed one-another’s company as they presided over a press conference after their talks and the signing of a number of bilateral agreements.

Ahmed strongly advocates building on trade tied with South Africa, which he knows from personal experience has a great deal of expertise to offer his country

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