Ethiopia Moves to Reassure Investors After Gunmen Kill Three Dangote Cement Employees

After the tragic killing of three staffs of the Dangote Cement Ethiopia office, the government moves to reassure investors both in the country and those eying the country as their next business destination to "provide the level of support and protection required by investors".

Dr Belachew Mekuria (PhD), Commissioner, Ethiopian Investment Commission, told Addis Standard that although "we understand that this may create some sense of uneasiness among the foreign investment community in Ethiopia, as it does with all of us," Belachew said in an interview, "[but] this unprecedented attack is an isolated incident and the relevant agencies and authorities are working hard to identify those responsible for [the] crime. He added that the government would take "all the necessary measures to prevent such incidents in the future. "I would, therefore, like to reaffirm the government's assurances."

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