The Reporter

Addis Ababa Still Carrying 30bln Birr Housing Debt, Mayor Says

Addis Ababa Mayor Adanech Abiebie says the city is still burdened by nearly 30 billion Birr in outstanding housing-related ...
The Africa Report

Ethiopia’s traditional music houses risk extinction amid ongoing demolitions in Addis Ababa

One of the last remaining ‘azmari bets’ (poetry/music houses) in the Ethiopian capital has been saved from demolition to make way for a skyscraper. But as Addis Ababa pushes to modernise, many worry ...
The Conversation

Ethiopia has one of Africa’s most ambitious housing policies – but the lottery‑based system is pulling communities apart

New apartments blocks in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Eric Lafforgue/Art in All of Us/Corbis via Getty Images The shortage of adequate housing in cities is an issue around the globe, particularly among ...
CNN

Skyscrapers, trains and roads: How Addis Ababa came to look like a Chinese city

When Wang Yijun put Ethiopia’s most expensive real estate project on the market, he experienced a strange phenomenon. People preferred the lowest floors over those with panoramic city views. “Power ...