Photo Gallery | 189584 Views | May 06,2019
Apr 8 , 2024.
A city at the cusp of an aesthetic reformation is laid bare from the top floor of a high-rise in the capital. The contours of an old city trace the edges of an emerging metropolis as Addis Abeba sheds its wrinkles for a sleek cosmopolitan look. The ninety-day project gushing across the city entails mass resettlement and billions in compensation. Just two weeks into the demolition around Piassa, the City Administration has revealed plans to lease of land to prospective developers who can meet the new standards. A delicate balance exists between development projects and resettlement, with experiences in other African countries illustrating that poor planning could leave the displaced worse off.
PUBLISHED ON
Apr 08,2024 [ VOL
25 , NO
1250]
Photo Gallery | 189584 Views | May 06,2019
Photo Gallery | 179281 Views | Apr 26,2019
Photo Gallery | 175882 Views | Oct 06,2021
My Opinion | 141615 Views | Aug 14,2021
Jun 6 , 2026
For a political veteran as controversial as Getachew Reda, last week's national elect...
May 30 , 2026
Tomorrow, millions of Ethiopians are expected to vote in the seventh national electio...
May 23 , 2026
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team has spent weeks in Addis Abeba conducting t...
May 16 , 2026
The federal budget tells a troubling story about inflation, debt and reform. The prob...
Loading your updates...