At the meeting in Addis Ababa, Demeke assured the Chinese envoy that the Ethiopian government was determined to fully implement the Pretoria peace agreement. The water project on the outskirts of the Tigray region’s capital Mekelle had stalled because of the war. “China remains committed to supporting the Ethiopia peace process and post-conflict reconstruction,” Wu posted on social media platform X, formerly Twitter. While meeting Demeke in Addis Ababa on Monday, Xue underscored the need to hold a second conference. Between 2000 and 2022, China pledged US$14.1 billion in loans to Ethiopia, according to data from Boston University’s Global Development Policy Centre.

Source: Ethiopian News December 17, 2023 15:11 UTC