Ethiopia inks Belt, Road agreement

China and Ethiopia signed a memorandum of understanding on Monday to promote cooperation under the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative, with the event witnessed by Premier Li Keqiang and his visiting Ethiopian counterpart, Abiy Ahmed Ali.

Other agreements inked cover bilateral economic and technological cooperation, food aid and soybean imports from the African nation.

Ethiopia has been one of China's comprehensive strategic partners on the continent, said Li, during a meeting with Abiy before the signing ceremony.