Ethiopia launches construction of Chinese-contracted economic zone


  • World
  • Saturday, 11 May 2024

ADDIS ABABA, May 10 (Xinhua) -- Ethiopia launched the construction of the Chinese-contracted Gada Special Economic Zone project in the country's Oromia region on Friday.

During the launching ceremony, the Chinese construction giant, China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC), and Ethiopia's Oromia regional state administration, signed a memorandum of understanding for the development of the Lume Free Trade Zone within the Gada Special Economic Zone.

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