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KEFITA TO 1B BR

Jian Yan Han (left), general manager of HuaHong Construction, Dietrich E. Rogge, CEO and founder of the German company Rockstone, and Lelise Neme, head of the Ethiopian Investment Commission

KEFITA TO 1B BR

Jian Yan Han (left), general manager of HuaHong Construction, Dietrich E. Rogge, CEO and founder of the German company Rockstone, and Lelise Neme, head of the Ethiopian Investment Commission, stand ready for a photo op on the occasion of the awarding of a billion Birr construction agreement on January 21, 2021. The agreement was signed between Rockstone and HuaHong, a Chinese firm, to build an environmently-friendly, 21-story apartment building in the Signal district of Addis Abeba. Called Kefita, it is a rare European real estate investment venture in Ethiopia set for completion in 2023.

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