Ambassade de France en Éthiopie et auprès de l'Union africaine የፈረንሳይ ኤምባሲ

Congrats

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🇫🇷🇪🇹🇪🇺Standard Schengen visa procedures now apply again to Ethiopian applicants following the lifting of the measures adopted under Article 25a of the EU Visa Code.

This includes a return to regular processing timelines and standard rules regarding multiple-entry visas

Dear Elias. As you are well aware, we fully respect the work of Ethiopian journalists and the essential role they play in informing the public.

The Summit was designed to bring together a wide range of African voices, entrepreneurs, innovators, artists, youth representatives, civil society actors, media and digital creators, around new partnerships between Africa and France.

Brook News's is a digital news creator with significant reach among Ethiopian online audiences. His participation gave visibility to the Summit and its topics reaching millions of young Ethiopians, which was one of the core objectives of Africa Forward.

Alongside Brook News, the Ethiopian delegation also included Kidus Yared, founder of Hasab AI, and Fanuel Leul, founder of Qedamawi Studio, reflecting the Summit’s focus on innovation and creative industries.

Our Embassy regularly engages with Ethiopian journalists and media professionals, as illustrated by our cooperation programs with the press and our commitment to working with Ethiopia’s media community.

🇫🇷🇰🇪🇪🇹 The last member of the Ethiopian delegation at the Summit needs no introduction: Biruk Chala, better known as Brook News's.

One of Ethiopia’s most visible digital news creators, Brook News reaches millions of followers through breaking news, short-form videos and commentary on current affairs.

In Nairobi, he is bringing the conversations around innovation, youth and Africa-France partnerships closer to Ethiopian digital audiences.

🇫🇷🇪🇹🇰🇪 Meet another member of the Ethiopian delegation participating in the Summit in Nairobi: Fanuel Leul, founder of Qedamawi Studio and co-founder of Qedamawi Comics.

Through digital art, storytelling and Afrofuturism, Fanuel Leul is part of a new generation of Ethiopian creatives shaping Africa’s cultural and creative industries.

Check out some of his work : https://shorturl.at/R58EM