Ethiopian PM inaugurates construction of Chinese-contracted economic city


  • World
  • Thursday, 15 Aug 2024

ADDIS ABABA, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Wednesday launched the construction of a Chinese-contracted economic city, known as "Addis Tomorrow Special Economic Zone," at the heart of Addis Ababa, the country's capital.

The launching ceremony came a year after the Addis Ababa City Administration and China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) inked a deal to build the economic city, with a planned area of 35 hectares, at an estimated cost of 700 million U.S. dollars.

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