"Ethiopia is seeking a lot of assistance and help from China, and President Xi was not only saying that China can help you, can support you, but he was saying (that) if we cooperate, if we work together, we all benefit; Ethiopia can come out of these present-day difficulties by its own people's hard work. So, humility, definitely, and very sincere," said former Ethiopian President Mulatu Teshome in an interview with China Media Group.