Djibouti has presented Ethiopia with an option to manage one of its ports, Tajura Port, according to Foreign Minister Mahmoud Ali Youssouf. This proposal aims to ease tensions in the Horn of Africa and provide Ethiopia with access to the sea.
Furthermore, the foreign minister revealed that Djibouti has offered Ethiopia the opportunity to “completely manage” the port of Tajura, located approximately 100 kilometers from the Ethiopian border. This arrangement includes the administration of the port and a newly constructed corridor that would enable Ethiopia to access the sea through Djibouti’s northern region.
President Omar Guelleh of Djibouti has reportedly presented this alternative to Ethiopia, although the details of the agreement were not disclosed.
Currently, Ethiopia conducts its trade through Djibouti’s ports at an annual cost of over $1 billion. The Tajura port, built at a cost of $90 million four years ago, has already started serving Ethiopia. Moreover, the country plans to export billions of tons of potash, coal, and metal through this port. A 120-kilometer road connecting Tajura port to Balho city, built at a cost of $156 million, has become a preferred route for vehicles.
Djibouti’s offer for Ethiopia to manage Tajura Port presents an opportunity to strengthen economic cooperation between the two countries and address regional tensions. However, the success of this initiative will depend on the willingness of all parties involved to engage in constructive dialogue.
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I hope Oroma Part are not ready to operate Port and don’t have experience to operate Port. Anyway Instead using name of Government betel if they use commercial and non Government organizations.