With an estimated population of more than 3.7 million people, Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, is home to about a quarter of Ethiopia’s urban population. The city generates well above 29% of ...
Rambunctious, manic, beguiling, exciting – it’s hard to accurately describe Addis Ababa. Ethiopia’s capital, which translates as “New Flower” in the Amharic language, shows little sign of losing its ...
A spate of demolitions radically transformed one of the oldest parts of the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, in early 2024. The city is home to an estimated 4 million people. The demolitions in Piassa ...
Addis Ababa, May 9, 2026 —Ethiopia’s capital is becoming a powerful symbol of Africa’s transformation, helping to challenge long-standing stereotypes and reshape global perceptions of the continent, ...
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 dismantled ...
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 ...
Ethiopia’s non-oil trade with Dubai increased to AED 22.3 billion in 2025, recording significant year-on-year growth of 236.6 ...
Launched in 2022 by Carnegie Mellon University Africa, Afretec provides a framework for technology-focused universities to ...
Floods, droughts, and food insecurity from climate change are expected to propel people vast populations of people to migrate away from rural areas to cities. In Ethiopia, for example, data from the ...
Ethiopian Airports has been undertaking a massive expansion at Addis Ababa Bole International Airport since 2014. Now, work on the third and final phase of the project is near completion. Ethiopian ...