“Heading to Ethiopia for the 33rd African Union Summit. Europe stands for new, modern, open for future relations with Africa, for a real partnership, ”he wrote on Twitter.

En route pour Addis-Abeba afin de rencontrer les leaders africains en marge du # AUSummit2020.

L'Europe veut un partenariat nouveau, moderne et tournée vers l'avenir avec l'Afrique. 🇪🇺🌍

Je me réjouis de rencontrer @AbiyAhmedAli et bien d'autres lors de ce déplacement. pic.twitter.com/P9hFSpyWDO

- Charles Michel (@CharlesMichel) February 8, 2020

Michel said he would meet with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali.

Earlier, the head of European diplomacy, Josep Borrel, in his article for Tagesspiegel called on the EU to again learn the language of power to protect its own interests.