Djibouti: Diversification Over Dependency – Why Ethiopia Should Fast-Track Berbera Amid Djibouti’s Ban On Multimodal Operators

Addis Abeba — Ethiopia’s logistics moment of truth has arrived with a clarity that can no longer be ignored by policymakers in Addis Abeba or the business community. The recent decision by the Djibouti Ports and Free Zones Authority (DPFZA) to prohibit newly licensed Ethiopian Multimodal Transport Operators from operating through the Port of Djibouti has exposed a profound and dangerous structural weakness in the nation’s trade architecture. What began as a technical dispute over regulatory…