Addis Ababa (ENA) February 17/2023 Physical infrastructure has remained a major bottleneck in accelerating the implementation of the African free trade opportunities, Sierra Leone Foreign Minister Professor David Francis said.
Speaking to ENA, the minister commended Ethiopia for its endeavors on physical integration to integrate the African continent via Ethiopian Airlines.
Noting that infrastructural development is vital to accelerate the African free trade area, the minister noted that Ethiopia has come a long way to build physical infrastructure that would facilitate regional linkage.
For instance, Ethiopian Airlines, energy infrastructures like the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) and Ethio-Djibouti railway could be taken as the catalysts of regional integration and even beyond.
“I want to really commend the government of the Federal Republic of Ethiopia. Ethiopian Airlines is one of the most important airlines today traveling across the continent and outside of the continent. This is what we talk about physical integration. I can leave Sierra Leone today and come to Ethiopia; and I will return the next day via Ethiopian Airlines.” Read more
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