As usual, at the top of the agenda is the 'war on terror' and how African heads of state can become more involved.
The British government is also considering increasing 'military links' with the east African state. Both of these moves are part of the ongoing 'war on terror' in which Bush & Blair are looking for strong allies in the horn of Africa as a reaction to the Mombassa bombing.
The British government's plan for Ethiopia includes increasing aid to the police, security and military forces in order to improve “political governance and human rights problems”, this seems a strange strategy since the army and police have been heavily criticised for their involvement in two massacres.