Article: Sudan:Ethiopia forging road links with Kenya, Sudan.

Byline: Mamta03

Landlocked Ethiopia is forging better road links with its neighbours Sudan and Kenya to ease dependence on the Red Sea port of Djibouti, a government official said on Wednesday."The road linkage with Kenya and Sudan would help landlocked Ethiopia export and import goods through Mombassa and Port Sudan ports at relatively less cost than Djibouti," said Samson Wondimu, head of public relations at the Ethiopian Road Authority (ERA).Ethiopia had to pay an extra $22 million in 2008 on top of the $700 million it pays annually in port fees to Djibouti. The Red Sea port has served as Ethiopia's main sea gateway since it lost Assab and Massawa when Eritrea ...

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