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Ethiopia enters Sh160b pipeline deal that could challenge Lapsset

Ethiopia has entered into a parallel oil pipeline deal with Djibouti in a development that is set to take the shine away from Kenya’s Lamu Port Southern Sudan-Ethiopia Transport (Lapsset) project.

The country, which is a main determinant of the viability of the Lapsset project, on Tuesday entered into a rival deal with Djibouti to construct a 550km line to transport diesel, gasoline and jet fuel from Djibouti to central Ethiopia.

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