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 ...
The Conversation

Ethiopia’s grand plans for Addis Ababa: 4 essential reads on the social cost of transforming an African city

Ethiopia’s capital city is undergoing a transformation. Addis Ababa is being redeveloped as part of Ethiopia’s broader economic ambitions. Mega road projects, ambitious housing developments and ...
Yahoo

Ethiopians adjust to life in Africa's most ambitious social housing project

A general view shows a section of the Yeka Abado condominium on the outskirts of Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa, October 19, 2016. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri By Tom Gardner ADDIS ABABA (Thomson Reuters ...
World Bank

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Enhancing Urban Resilience

The World Bank and the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) conducted a CityStrength Diagnostic in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, in February 2015 at the request of the city. A team of ...
The Conversation

Demolitions in Ethiopia are giving rise to a new Addis Ababa – it comes at the expense of the city’s residents

Fikir Getaneh Haile has previously received funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council. A spate of demolitions radically transformed one of the oldest parts of the Ethiopian ...