Massawa Port of Eritrea will again be operational to secure Ethiopia’s imports and exports after 20 years of hostilities between the two countries.
According to Port Chief Executive Layne Asfahaley, “the port had undergone major renovations to enable it to provide services to Eritrea, with which diplomatic relations have been restored for a month” .
And to add that he is equipped with the necessary facilities and skilled labor and is ready to resume shortly, his service for imports and exports from Ethiopia.
As a reminder, this port was founded in the nineteenth century by the Italian and British colonial authorities of the region. It was the main port of goods and services to the Eritrean markets and a major gateway for Ethiopian trade.
During the period of tension between the two countries, Ethiopia used the port of Djibouti to access the international market. The announcement of the country to its old loves thus constitutes a first act of economic cooperation with Eritrea.
