Ethiopia, China sign deal amid stalled Nile dam talks - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Khalid Hassan

Khalid Hassan

Mar 18, 2021

Former Ethiopian President Mulatu Teshome (L) and Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi attend a meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse, Beijing, China, Oct. 30, 2019. — Former Ethiopian President Mulatu Teshome (L) and Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi attend a meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse, Beijing, China, Oct. 30, 2019. — Madoka Ikegami - Pool/Getty Images

CAIRO — On March 6, the commissioner-general of the Ethiopian Federal Police, Demelash Gebremichael, signed a memorandum of understanding with the Chinese ambassador to Ethiopia, Zhao Ziyuan, on establishing a protection mechanism for the security of major projects implemented within the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative in Ethiopia.

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