The historic neighbourhood of Piassa, at the old heart of Addis Ababa, is being taken apart. Workmen are uprooting pipes, felling lampposts and chiselling at façades. One building is being ...

Addis Ababa, May 21, 2025 (ENA) -- Visitors have expressed enthusiastic admiration for the dramatic transformation of Ethiopia’s capital, particularly praising its modern infrastructure and ...

At a public meeting, he said Addis Ababa needs to model itself after Dubai, the ultramodern city in the United Arab Emirates. “Infrastructure and aesthetics attract wealth,” he said.

The most prominent of the new, Chinese-backed buildings in Addis Ababa is the headquarters of the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia, which became the tallest building in East Africa when it opened in 2022.

I moved to Addis Ababa to find employment but even finding employment as a waiter became difficult. “And now the appearance of being poor makes me a prisoner,” he said.

Updates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage. Your Place or Mine with Shaun Keaveny. Professor Brian Cox: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Audio, 45 ...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia’s capital city, will likely face increased heatwaves, droughts and severe flooding over the next 67 years. These changes will pose risks to public health and infrastructure.

Nairobi, Kenya — Aid group Refugees International has expressed concern about the reported relocation of more than 100 Eritrean refugees from areas near Addis Ababa to camps on the unstable ...