Addis Ababa is being redeveloped as part of Ethiopia’s broader economic ambitions. Mega road projects ... of these communities is not only material. There is a deep social cost.

when the Addis Ababa-Djibouti Railway - the very first electrified railway in Africa and a mega flagship project under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) - made its maiden voyage that day and ...

The historic neighbourhood of Piassa, at the old heart of Addis Ababa, is being taken apart ... The city administration talks of beautifying road corridors and developing cycle lanes.