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Is Ethiopia too dependent on Djibouti? Debt exposes the risk

A busy port. Photo by Dominik Luckmann @ Unsplash
A busy port. Photo by Dominik Luckmann @ Unsplash

Michael Masrie

Michael Masrie is Best Pan-Africa Voice 2026, Award Winner journalist covering East Africa’s political economy across politics and policy, global markets, capital, and the digital economy.
  • Djibouti’s mounting SOE liabilities threaten financial resilience.
  • Ethiopia sends over 90% of its external trade through Djibouti’s ports.

 

DJIBOUTI CITY, DJIBOUTI – Djibouti’s debt-fuelled rise as a logistics hub is exposing a vulnerability for Ethiopia, whose economy overwhelmingly depends on its neighbour’s ports.

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