Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Ashraf el Sheihi left Cairo on Thursday evening heading for Addis Ababa on a two-day visit to Ethiopia.

During the visit, Sheihi will attend the meeting of African Union member states and represent Egypt at meetings taking up the files of higher education and scientific research.

Sheihi will address the conference on Egypt’s vision on the issues discussed and the importance of cooperation among African states in the fields of education, scientific research and expertise exchange.