Ismail Omar Guelleh

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As of September 2026: Co-host of the groundbreaking; backer of the corridor project

Ethiopia is landlocked, so every litre of imported fuel reaches Addis Ababa by road tanker from Djibouti—a five-day drive. On Thursday, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, Djiboutian President Ismail Omar Guelleh, and Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote broke ground on a pipeline that cuts that trip to one day.

Updated Sep 25