Driven by the apparent collapse of a previous partnership with France, Ethiopia is actively rebuilding its navy through a new cooperation agreement with Russia, which includes Russian support for training, capacity building, and modernization of Ethiopia's naval forces, as formalized during a recent visit by a Russian Navy delegation to Ethiopian naval facilities; this move signifies Ethiopia's renewed commitment to establishing a maritime presence to protect its interests, particularly in the Red Sea region, despite being landlocked and facing uncertainty regarding naval base locations, while also providing Russia with a strategic foothold in the Horn of Africa amid its own ambitions for a permanent Indian Ocean naval presence.
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