Africa-Press – Ethiopia. Ethiopian Air Force, is a very good example for other countries not only to emulate, but also to piggyback on, Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio said.
President Julius Maada Bio and Prime Minister Mamadou Oury Bah of the Republic of Guinea visited the Ethiopian Air Force on Thursday.
With its massive capability and over 80 years of rich experience, the pioneer Ethiopian Air Force can shoulder the continent and play an important role in maintaining peace and security, President Maada Bio added
He commended the various efforts the government of Ethiopia has been undertaking to transform the country while maintaining its center of gravity for African positions.
“It tells us that there is somewhere where we can always come here to learn, and that being self-sufficient to a very large extent, is important, because when the situation arises, you’re not going to depend on another person; you have to be as self-sufficient as possible, and this is the beginning of that. So this is a very good example for other countries to not only emulate, but also to pick, to piggyback on. We can come and learn. We can train our pilots, we can train our technicians. Actually, this is very impressive, because I never thought we were doing this sort of level of maintenance on the continent. I thought we would need to take it out of the continent. So I’m very impressed,” he commended.
The capabilities that the Ethiopian Air Force possesses are impressive and beyond imagination, the president said, and added that the Air Force not only flies but also does the maintenance.
“And the extent of the maintenance is quite impressive. They overhaul the complete aircraft to bring it back to life, which is quite impressive,” Maada Bio noted.
Furthermore, the president underscored that having been the founder of the African Union and the seat of its headquarter, Ethiopia has always been at the helm of things.
“The fact that we have the African Union headquartered here means that Ethiopia is the center of the continent and would expect it to lead on quite a lot of fronts. And when it comes to peace and security, we would expect that with all of these capabilities, I think, and the capacity that they have, they definitely have to lead the continent on a lot of issues,” he emphasized.
All African countries are trying to develop and the only ecosystem that allows development is peace and stability, the president stated, and hastened to say “So to play that role, the center of Africa or the home of Africa is very important, and Ethiopia should take on that challenge.”
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