CNN

Addis Ababa: Solving the Ethiopian capital’s ‘crazy’ housing problem

Whether it’s paving, construction or big-time infrastructure projects, Addis Ababa is growing fast. High-end apartments and glass-fronted buildings stand where informal shacks once stood. A new metro ...
The Reporter

Building Fake Narratives

Established as an autonomous chartered body, the Addis Ababa Chamber of Commerce is the first and oldest business membership association set up with the sole ...
The Guardian

Cities in motion: Addis Ababa already has a great network – minibus taxis

Monday 8am: it's peak hour as I approach the roadside. The new Chinese bitumen (asphalt) may have swallowed the potholes of Bole Road, but the traffic is as crazy as ever. Cars weave erratically ...
CNN

Skyscrapers, trains and roads: How Addis Ababa came to look like a Chinese city

When Wang Yijun put Ethiopia’s most expensive real estate project on the market, he experienced a strange phenomenon. People preferred the lowest floors over those with panoramic city views. “Power ...
Business Wire

Addis Energy Introduces Novel Technology to Unleash the Earth’s Potential for Clean Ammonia Production

Combining research from MIT’s Dr. Iwnetim Abate with 15 years of oil and gas experience, the company is creating geologic ammonia that unlocks lowest-cost, abundant energy. CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS ...
The Guardian

'It's life and death': how the growth of Addis Ababa has sparked ethnic tensions

Addis Ababa had a plan – to expand, and lead newly prosperous Ethiopia into a brave new century. But after protests led to a violent and harrowing state crackdown, what happens next could reverberate ...