Here we share some essential reads on Abiy’s gentrification plans. Demolitions have become a common sight in Addis Ababa as the government pushes forward with plans to modernise the city.

Plans to build the tallest tower in sub-Saharan Africa in Ethiopia have been reignited after a yearlong hiatus. The Ethiopian ...

“Unless we change Addis Ababa, we cannot bring in as much foreign wealth as we desire,” said Abiy Ahmed, the country’s restless prime minister. He plans ... palace and a grand hotel.

Addis Ababa, March 16, 2025 (ENA) - The annual grand street iftar program held colorfully in Addis Ababa on Sunday in the presence of the faithful. Ethiopian Muslims gather annually for a grand ...

The massive $4.2-billion Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam ... The dam is nonetheless central to Ethiopia’s development plans, and in February 2022 Addis Ababa announced that it had begun ...

Oromo people have been protesting since last November against the so-called "Addis Ababa master plan" as they believe it will lead to forced evictions of Oromo farmers who will lose their lands ...

"Welcomes the government's decision to completely halt the Addis Ababa and Oromia special zone master plan, that plans to expand the municipal boundary of Addis Ababa." The EU also urged the ...

In today's show: protests in Ethiopia over Addis Ababa's expansion plan, national dialogue in DR Congo and malnutrition in Uganda. After months of deadly protests, Ethiopia has abandoned plans to ...

For example, in Addis Ababa, a city that has made enormous ... a clear ideological break from the past. The plans are reminiscent of the grand structures put up in Gulf emirates such as Dubai ...

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP ... as they clambered up the eucalyptus-lined drive below the presidential palace. They traded fire with the palace guard for about 15 minutes, and the exchange ...

So, will Addis Ababa’s evolution serve its estimated 4 million inhabitants? At The Conversation Africa, we have worked with academics whose research seeks to answer this question. Here we share some ...