Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has returned from a two-day visit to Egypt with 32 Ethiopian nationals who had been held prisoner in the North African country.

Fitsum Arega, the prime minister's chief of staff, shared pictures of smiling Ethiopians apparently on board the plane heading home.

Mr Abiy met with Egypt's President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi to discuss a number of issues during the two-day visit, including the Grand Renaissance Dam.