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Air Djibouti (Djibouti) and Ethiopian Airlines (ET, Addis Ababa), as well as the Djibouti Ports and Free Zones Authority (DPFZA), have signed an agreement to develop the Port of Djibouti into a sea-air freight logistics hub that will be able to process more than 400,000 tonnes of goods from China into Africa.

A technical working group chaired by Air Djibouti and Ethiopian Airlines has been set up to fine-tune the agreement's details.

This follows a signing ceremony at the Djibouti International Free Trade Zone (DIFTZ) on January 20, 2021, attended by amongst others, Air Djibouti Chief Executive Officer Abdourahman Ali Abdillahi; Ethiopian Ambassador to Djibouti, Berhanu Tsegaye; Ethiopian Airlines Area Manager in Djibouti, Yoseph Belay; DPFZA Chairman, Aboubaker Omar Hadi; and China Merchants Group representative, He Fei, according to local media reports.

The partnership aimed to combine the DPFZA’s expertise in port operations, with that of both airlines, in creating a sea-air cargo logistics hub that would rival Dubai, taking advantage of Djibouti’s geostrategic location on the continent, according to the...

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