Ethiopian Government Acquires Land in Sudan for Port DevelopmentAugust 19, 2017 - Following this week’s Ethiopian prime minster, Hailemariam Dessalegn’s visit to Sudan, the two countries have inked an agreement that would enable Ethiopia to develop a port facility at the Port Sudan through which Ethiopia plans to handle half of its foreign trade volume. According to Dessalegn Ambaw, Ethiopian Transport state minister, the idea of securing land has to do with constructing a port facility that would handle Ethiopia’s foreign trade mostly imports of goods. Port Sudan is the latest in the list of alternative port outlets that the Ethiopian government is looking to use in the region. Mekonnen said that Berbera and Port Sudan are providing limited port use services to Ethiopia recently. There are trials shipments via Port Sudan where bulk of chemical fertilizers are among the commodities shipped through Port of Sudan.

Source: Ethiopian News August 19, 2017 16:18 UTC