Sometimes his fabrics haven't been woven for clothing at all, like a Massawa cotton that he found in Eritrea.

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And it prevents food for land-locked Ethiopia arriving through the Eritrean ports of Massawa and Assab, from where it could be carried on by rail.

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The two countries hardly became good neighbours, with the issues of Ethiopian access to the Eritrean ports of Massawa and Assab and unequal trade terms souring relations.

BBC: Eritrea profile