“But now the main issue is that neither Ethiopia nor Eritrea, nor the people of Afar who live in and around the coastal areas, benefit from the ports,” he added, referring to the Ethiopian region that borders Tigray and Eritrea.
Abiy makes case for access to port
Prime Minister Abiy said Ethiopia deserves a port of its own, which shouldn’t come at a huge cost, and has signaled his country’s readiness to regain access to the Assab port.
“The Red Sea and the Nile will determine Ethiopia. They are interlinked with Ethiopia and will be the fundamentals that will either bring in Ethiopia’s development or bring about its demise,” Abiy Ahmed said last month during a televised speech to Ethiopian lawmakers.
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