Tánaiste to 'strengthen links with Africa' with four-day visit

Ireland has donated over €415m for humanitarian and long-term development assistance as well as support for conflict resolution and countering the impact of climate change

Tanaiste Micheal Martin (pictured) will meet Kenya’s president William Ruto and Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.

Tánaiste Micheál Martin is beginning a four-day visit to Kenya and Ethiopia in the Horn of Africa region on Tuesday.

In the last five years Ireland has donated over €415m in bilateral funding to partners in these countries as well as to projects in other counties in this region such as Sudan, South Sudan and Somalia.