For a populous nation as Ethiopia – on record as Africa’s second biggest only behind Nigeria, imports are as important to its economic growth as are the goods it also exports – chief amongst them, coffee. Ethiopia is, however, landlocked with five neighbours who have access to the sea – Sudan, Kenya, Djibouti, Somalia and Eritrea. As things stand now, Djibouti handles roughly 95 percent of all inbound trade for Ethiopia, a nation of 105 million and an economic power in East Africa. At the time it questioned how long Djibouti’s ports will be to Ethiopia when especially the Eritrean route becomes active. Critics of the Prime Minister say his political reforms have allowed dormant ethnic rivalries to resurface in Africa’s second most populous nation.

Source: Ethiopian News January 17, 2019 03:00 UTC