Ethiopia became a Party to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control on June 23, 2014. Proclamation 1112/2019 forbids the government from accepting any assistance from the tobacco industry on any enforcement activities or entering into any partnership with it. However, the Custom Commission, under the Ministry of Revenue, signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the JTI/NTE to fight illicit trade in June 2019. Using this advantage, the NTE is aggressively promoting its product in the eastern part of the country where illicit trade is assumed to be higher, using a display frame with a sign that depicts a list of NTE products, to fight contraband products. The government is now inadvertently involved in this promotion. In addition, the tobacco industry is currently providing trainings for government workers including customs commission staff and members of the police army.