The South China Morning Post published on 12 January 2023 an article titled "China Pledges Support for Reconstruction Efforts in War-Torn Ethiopia" by Jevans Nyabiage.
Foreign Minister Qin Gang began his Africa tour with a stop in Ethiopia where he commented that China has provided food, vaccines, and humanitarian aid to war torn areas of Ethiopia and will engage actively in rebuilding conflict-affected areas.
Comment: While China has been a major source of loans for Ethiopia this century, it has provided minimal humanitarian assistance in the past or during the two year civil war. The United States has provided on a grant basis most of the humanitarian aid. Nor did the foreign minister provide any details on the nature of China's assistance for rebuilding conflict-affected areas.
