​​​​​Ethiopia and Kenya have signed a new Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA), reinforcing their all-weather partnership and deepening security collaboration between the two East African nations.
This historic accord came into being six decades after the first such pact was concluded in 1963, the year Kenya gained independence, it was learned.
The agreement was signed on Wednesday at the National Defense Headquarters in Addis Ababa, following a bilateral meeting between Field Marshal Birhanu Jula, Chief of General Staff of the Ethiopian National Defense Forces, and General Charles Muriu Kahariri, Kenya’s Chief of Defense.
Ethiopia and Kenya enjoy a longstanding fraternal relationship, from diplomatic to political relations, people-to-people ties, and economic cooperation, it was learned.
This military pact between the two brotherly nations is anticipated to provide a strategic framework and set the stage for future cooperation in intelligence sharing, joint military exercises, training, defense industry development, counter-terrorism, border security, and related military matters.
Moreover, the accord is also expected to bring about a significant positive impact on peace and security in our region, which is already facing considerable security challenges.
​​​​​The two countries have been undertaking a series of military engagements, which paved the way for the current Defense Cooperation Agreement.
