The Massawa Corridor is not currently functional as a trade route between Eritrea and Ethiopia due to the unclear status of the borders. Prior to the 1998 conflict and subsequent closing of the borders, both countries enjoyed what was essentially a common market. Cross-border trade flowed freely, with neither tariff nor non-tariff barriers. Eritrea’s introduction in 1997 of its own currency, the Nakfa, made cross-border trade more complicated, but had little impact on commerce. Ethiopia also had full access to the Eritrean ports of Assab and Massawa with its own customs facility in Assab where they cleared imports destined for Ethiopian markets. It is recommended that a bilateral agreement is signed between the two countries to revert back to their former status as a starting point for continued relations.

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The map annotations was generated to describe/ annotate in details features of interest in the current status(as at 2019) of physical infrastructure on t…

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Massawa Corridor Roads map annotation. Organized into 4 horizons namely; 1. Current status as at 2019 2. Short term 3. Medium Term 4. Long Term