Ethiopia and the UAE partner on biofuels and carbon credits: Ethiopia’s Agriculture Ministry and the UAE’s state-owned Abu Dhabi National Oil Company have signed a letter of intent (LoI) to expand cooperation in biofuel feedstock production, carbon credit generation, and agriculture, the Abu Dhabi Media Office said on Friday. The LoI was penned during UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan’s visit to Addis Ababa on Friday, which saw the two countries sign 17 MoUs, including a roadmap agreement between UAE government-owned renewables giant Masdar and Ethiopia’s Finance Ministry.

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