エチオピアが中国企業の石油開発事業をキャンセルしたとか

　オガデン地方で石油・天然ガスを開発しようというもの。ところが資本的・技術的状況を満たさないがゆえに契約終了、とのこと。

BBC Ethiopia ends Chinese oil prospector's contract 21 Sep 2022

「The Ethiopian government has terminated the prospecting contract of the Chinese oil company, Poly-PGL, saying it had failed to fulfill the financial and technical conditions of the agreement.

The company, part-owned by the Chinese government, has been drilling for oil and gas in the Ogaden Basin in eastern Ethiopia.

Local residents have alleged it has poisoned water supplies through the improper disposal of hazardous waste.」

　すわ、中国経済の終わりの始まりか―と思いきや。地方住民が、水源が汚染されたと申し出ている様子。ということは環境問題なのだ、これは。