The new project will be financed through the EU Trust Fund for Africa and through the UN Office for Project Services. EU launches road project between Ethiopian border and Eritrean portsMar 30, 2019: The European Union (EU) commissioner for international cooperation and development Neven Mimica visited Eritrea, launching an initial $22.69mn project for road connections between the Ethiopian border and Eritrean ports. The new project will be financed through the EU Trust Fund for Africa and through the United Nation's Office for Project Services. It will rehabilitate road connections between the Ethiopian border and Eritrean ports to boost trade and create jobs. To achieve this, it requires rehabilitating the main arterial roads between the Ethiopian border and the Eritrean port of Massawa.

Source: Ethiopian News March 30, 2019 11:37 UTC