Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper has outlined enhanced UK-Ethiopia cooperation to address illegal migration, emphasizing job creation partnerships and law enforcement collaboration. The UK will invest in energy projects and economic initiatives to reduce push factors driving migration, including a £400 million energy transmission deal. Cooper also announced £17 million in humanitarian funding for Ethiopia, targeting violence against women, child malnutrition, and displaced communities. The visit underscores the UK’s Africa Approach, prioritizing regional stability and economic growth to mitigate migratory pressures. Cooperation with Ethiopian authorities includes Border Security Command funding and joint efforts to disrupt smuggling networks. Cooper highlighted the need for international partnerships to tackle criminal gangs exploiting vulnerable migrants, following rising small boat arrivals from the Horn of Africa.
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