With eyes steeped in reminiscence, 47-year-old Balcha Birru, a father of five, gazes over a neighborhood on the southeastern outskirts of Akaki in Addis Ababa, the capital city of both Ethiopia and ...

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Addis Abeba — In early September 2025, two significant events took place in Ethiopia: the inauguration of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) and the second Africa Climate Summit (ACS2). The ...

The shortage of adequate housing in cities is an issue around the globe, particularly among developing countries that are rapidly urbanising. The United Nations estimates that more than one billion ...