Ethopia: Ministry and freight operators at odds over directive mandating restructuring of transport associations, phasing out of older cargo vehicles

Addis Abeba – The Ministry of Transport and Logistics locks horns with freight transport operators in an escalating dispute over a sweeping directive issued over a year ago.

The directive, which called for a massive restructuring of transport associations into a share company (SC) or private limited company (PLC), has stirred the pot, putting the two parties on a collision course.

The dispute intensifies over a contentious clause mandating the gradual retirement of cross-border vehicles that have…