The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a $98-million financial package for Ethiopia for a road transport corridor project to neighbouring Djibouti, it said late on Tuesday. The project’s total cost is $255-million, comprising an AfDB grant of $98-million to Ethiopia’s government and an AfDB grant of $5.3-million to Djibouti’s government, plus a co-financing contribution of $151-million by Ethiopia’s government.