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The flag raising ceremony of Eritrea and the dissolution of Ethiopia at the United Nations headquarters in New York on May 28, 1993


Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali speaking at the flag raising ceremony of Eritrea with representatives of the Provisional Government of Eritrea and other dignitaries present.


The flag-Raising ceremony took place at the United Nations headquarters in New York on May 28, 1993.
On May 28 1993, Eritrea became 182nd member of the United Nations and its flag was raised at the United Nations headquarters in New York. The same date, Eritrea became 52nd member of the African Union and the Eritrean flag at the African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa was raised on 4 June.



The very successful dissolution of war-torn Ethiopia on May 24, 1993 has cost Ethiopia's meager economy US$65 billion and counting, war torn Ethiopia also lost its geopolitical relevance once and for all, Today, war-torn Ethiopia is as important as Lesotho.

US$65 billion and counting.

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One of seven major ports in Djibouti - Northwestern Somali Sea.



Port fees worldwide are set to rise considerably in 2026 and Djibouti port is no exception, War-torn Ethiopia also known as the world's most populous landlocked country currently spends $1.9 billion annually for the use of Djibouti ports.

Maritime transport is critical to the global economy, with more than 95 percent of the world's trade is currently carried by sea, According to the United Nation.

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According to a dramatized recent article on capitalethiopia.com

Djibouti Port ban puts Ethiopian MTOs in limbo

December 14, 2025

Ethiopia’s critical trade lifeline through Djibouti is under immediate threat, as a fierce regulatory standoff has paralyzed the country’s newly licensed multimodal transport operators (MTOs), with experts warning that only top‑level intervention between the two countries’ leaders can resolve the crisis.

Well, Djibouti's port authority NVOCCs restriction did not put Ethiopian MTOs in limbo or under immediate threat, capitalethiopia.com is spreading baseless lies and propagandists are further propagating it, Ethiopian Shipping and Logistics (ESL) is still permitted to serve as multimodal operator in Djibouti.


Early in 2024, Djibouti's port authority issued a directive stating that Non-Vessel Operating Common Carriers (NVOCCs) are not permitted to serve as multimodal transport operators in Djibouti due to con­cerns over their legal status, cit­ing risks related to pay­ment secur­ity, cargo track­ing, fin­an­cial account­ab­il­ity and potential security risks from unchecked cargo handled by NVOCCs.


NVOCCs (Non-Vessel Operating Common Carriers) are companies that acts like a steamship line, selling shipping services and issuing their own Bill of Lading but doesn't own ships, Instead, they buy space from actual VOCCs (Vessel-Operating Common Carriers), Anyway. war-torn Ethiopia is learning the hard way that it will pay a heavy price for the illiterate Galla scumbag Abiy Ahmed deliberate provocation against the neighboring countries, As everyone knows, war-torn Ethiopia is extremely dependent on Djibouti ports and it has no other alternative than to depend on Djibouti.




(Reposting old video on Twitter)


This is old video, the Addis Ababa-Djibouti road is fine.

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Djibouti National Shipping Company Is Acquiring Ethiopian Shipping and Logistics



Ethiopian Ship Docks at Port of Massawa After Two Decades - September 05/2018.



According to people with knowledge of the matter, the Government of Djibouti is pressuring Ethiopia to sell Ethiopian Shipping Lines to Djibouti Shipping Company, Djibouti's requests is very simple sell all ESL Shipping's fleet to Djibouti or face eviction from Djibouti ports, War-torn Ethiopia as a landlocked country doesn't need Shipping Lines.






Djibouti National Shipping Company.


Ethiopian Shipping and Logistics has no other choice but to sell all its nine ships to Djibouti, or face a ban in Djibouti.

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He went down in history.



War-torn Ethiopia’s Foreign Minister Gedion Timothewos will be remembered for his “If Eritrea had a government” speech, Unbelievably, Eritrea still maintains an embassy - a Charge d'Affaires in war-torn Ethiopia, hard to believe.

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Fuel tanker trucks coming from the Port of Djibouti.



In May 2024 war-torn Ethiopia received its first and last cargo shipment, 60,000 tons of fertilizer, via Kenya's Lamu Port. The MV Abbay II vessel, operated by Ethiopian Shipping Line, delivered the bulk cargo from Morocco. That is when Djibouti decided to prohibit non-vessel operating common carriers (NVOCCs) from serving as multimodal operators in Djibouti.

Galla are caged low intelligence scavengers, if they don't stop their provocation, next time, Djibouti will impose a blockade on fuel imports into war-torn Ethiopia.

War-torn Ethiopia imports all its fuels, including aviation fuel for Ethiopian Airlines through the Port of Djibouti and it's going to be like this for many years to come because war-torn Ethiopia has no other alternative, And that is if war-torn Ethiopia survives as a nation for the next 10 years.

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Djibouti Prohibits NVOCCs as Multimodal Operators

Dec 21, 2025


The NVOCC (Non-Vessel Operating Common Carrier) and MTO (Multimodal Transport Operator) are both intermediaries in shipping, but differ in scope.

An NVOCC focuses on ocean freight, acting like a carrier by booking space in bulk on ships and reselling it, issuing its own Bills of Lading (B/L) for ocean leg.

NVOCC bears the ocean freight which is in liner terms: the Shipping carrier handles and pays for both loading and the origin ports (here the carrier refers to NVOCC duties and responsibilities).

An MTO, however, orchestrates door-to-door service across multiple transport modes (sea, air, land) under one contract and document (Multimodal Transport Document), taking responsibility for the entire journey, often using assets or subcontractors.

Therefore, an NVOCC cannot act legally and operationally as an MTO. Port operators need a deposit for the terminal handling charges from the NVOCC.

Think NVOCC for sea power, MTO for end-to-end logistics for legal and financial burdens.

To protect the businesses, the economy and to make the supply chain fluid, we should follow rules, regulations of international trade and transport practices.



Source: Djibouti Ports Authority.

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The Galla scavengers in war-torn Ethiopia have learned that a container ship cannot simply arrive and unload cargo at a port without government consent, It's simply impossible because ports are subject to the sovereign laws and regulations of the host country, for example, to operate commercially at Somalia & Djibouti Ports, shipping companies must obtain operation permits/licenses from the Government of Somalia and Djibouti.

Hopefully Gallas learned their lesson, Avoiding provocation is a key element of maintaining peace with your neighbors.

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The Port of Tadjourah is operating day and night







The Port of Tadjourah is operating day and night. Mv Heilan Bright 32 144 MT steel & equipements and Mv Bay 10, 9246 MT steel rebars are alongside Tadjourah port. They started the discharging operations.


Source: Djibouti Ports Authority.

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Djibouti - Egypt - A signing ceremony was held in Djibouti for 3 key agreements


Djibouti - Dec 27, 2025









Today, the Chairman received at Djibouti International Free Trade Zone H.E. Lieutenant General Engineer Kamel El-Wazir, Deputy Prime Minister for Industrial Development and Minister of Industry and Transport of the Arab Republic of Egypt.

H.E. Hassan Houmed, Minister of Equipment and Transport of the Republic of Djibouti, H.E Ahmed Ali Barreh Ambassador of Djibouti in Egypt and H.E Abdelrahman Raafat khattab Ambassador of Egypt in Djibouti were also present as witnesses of the signing ceremony of 3 agreements.

The ministerial delegation began with a comprehensive visit to the Doraleh Container Terminal (SGTD), followed by a site visit to the future solar park located in Doraleh, near the SGTD container terminal. The delegation then proceeded to the Djibouti International Free Trade Zone at PK23, where they visited the logistics area dedicated to the export and processing of Egyptian products.

A signing ceremony was held in DIFTZ for 3 key agreements:
- An agreement between an Egyptian solar energy producer Elseweddy Electric and SGTD for the development of a 23 MW solar power plant with battery storage. The project will be developed on a 30-hectare site in Doraleh and will supply energy exclusively to SGTD.
- A Memorandum of Understanding between Great Horn Investment Holding (GHIH) and the Holding Company for Maritime and Land Transport (HCMLT) which is a state-owned Egyptian entity for the development of a new container terminal with a capacity of 5 million TEUs and a quay length of 1,450 meters -18m.
- A land lease agreement for an initial 10-hectare plot within Djibouti International Free Trade Zone, for the development of a logistics zone dedicated to the export and processing of Egyptian products. This project will lead to job creation.

H. E. Lieutenant General Engineer Kamel El-Wazir, Deputy Prime Minister for Industrial Development and Minister of Industry and Transport of the Arab Republic of Egypt, affirmed that Djibouti and Egypt are brotherly nations.
He emphasized that his presence at this ceremony, marked by the signing of agreements between private companies and Djibouti Ports and Free Zones Authority, reflects the depth of this fraternal relationship and the common commitment to strengthening bilateral cooperation.


Source: Egypt and Djibouti Ports Authority.