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Addis Ababa en route to becoming cycle friendly

Addis Ababa is planning to build 200km of cycle tracks which will help to connect high density residential areas with commercial districts. The Safe Cycling Program aims to make the city a cycle-friendly city. In 2019, Addis Ababa adopted the Non-Motorized Transport Strategy following the commitment of the City Administration to invest in the development […]

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Train link between Ethiopia and Sudan to be studied

The African Development Bank has approved a $1.2 million grant to Ethiopia’s government to finance a feasibility study into a standard-gauge railway (SGR) link between Ethiopia and neighbouring Sudan. This grant from the African Development Fund, the Group’s concessional-rate lending arm, covers 35% of the total cost of the study, estimated at $3.4 million. The

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Sole respiratory therapist rushing to train others in the fight against COVID

Habtamu Kehali’s skills in operating a ventilator may, for increasing numbers of patients, mean the difference between life and death. As the country’s only respiratory therapist, Kehali is rushing to train others to run the machines used to keep severely ill COVID-19 patients breathing. The World Health Organisation says around 5% of COVID-19 infections are

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