Nigeria, Sept. 25 -- Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Djibouti President Ismail Omar Guelleh have commended Dangote Group's $660 million Damarjog-Dewele Oil Terminal and Pipeline Project, describing it as a major infrastructure investment capable of transforming regional trade and energy supply.

The leaders spoke at the groundbreaking ceremony for the project at the Damerjog Industrial Development Free Trade Zone in Djibouti.

The project involves the construction of a 120-kilometre multiproduct pipeline connecting marine and coastal storage facilities at Damarjog in Djibouti with inland storage and distribution facilities at Dewele in Ethiopia.

Upon completion, the pipeline is expected to facilitate the movement of refined petro...