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Addis Abeba's Concrete Promises Face Hard Costs in Urban Overhaul


Jul 19 , 2025
By Ahmed T. Abdulkadir

On a chilly Addis Abeba morning, Ginfile, the dense quarter otherwise known as "5Kilo," wakes to the hiss of charcoal st...





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