Photo taken on Feb. 17, 2018 shows cups of coffee during the 2018 Ethiopian Coffee Expo in Addis Ababa, capital of Ethiopia. (Xinhua/Michael Tewelde)ADDIS ABABA, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- The Asian continent has remained as the largest destination for Ethiopian export commodities, Ethiopian Ministry of Trade said on Friday. Asian countries, importing 42 percent of the total volume of commodities exported from the east African country, stood first, followed by Europe and Africa during the past six months, state news agency ENA said, quoting an Ethiopian Ministry of Trade report. Wondimu Filate, head of Public Relations and Communication Affairs Office at the Ethiopia Ministry of Trade, told Xinhua recently that China is Ethiopia's top export destination, buying 144.5 million U.S. dollars of goods and services from Ethiopia in the first six months of the Ethiopian Fiscal Year 2017-18, which started July 9.

Source: Ethiopian News February 24, 2018 11:15 UTC