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Youths block Djibouti, Addis Ababa road, rail link

Youths block Djibouti, Addis Ababa road, rail link

GIULIA PARAVICINI and MAGGIE FICK ETHIOPIA’S Somali region has revealed that a vital road and rail trade artery linking the landlocked capital of Addis Ababa to the sea port of Djibouti was blocked by youths angered by a deadly militia attack on their region. Around 95% of imports into the nation of around 110 million people are transported via that corridor, according to a 2018 study by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. Reuters could not independently verify the reported blockage. The Ethiopian prime minister's office and authorities in Djibouti could not immediately be reached for comment. Somali…
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