አዲሱ የአዲስ አበባ መልክ/ገጽታ/ The new image of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Africa.

Поділитися
Вставка
  • Опубліковано 16 вер 2024
  • አዲሱ የአዲስ አበባ መልክ/ገጽታ/ The new image of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Africa.
    Addis Abeba - The historical capital of Ethiopia is seeing a facelift. Extending in at least three directions from the old city center - Piassa - the urban redevelopment project, named the Corridor Development Project (CDP), has brought wider roads, dedicated cycling lanes, paved pedestrian, pedicured green buffer and road side trees to the old neighborhoods of the City. Spreading away from the newly built Adawa Museum and the ongoing Grand Palace Project on Yeka Mountain, the project creates modern connections to the city.
    The heated debates around the demolishing of Piassa’s old and dilapidated settlements have now waned. Social media threads about the relocation of iconic service providers, such as the Baklava House, are no more. The trending pictures of the time are the newly installed street lights, the lighted palm trees of the new roads and the dancing fountains. So much has changed in the last four or five months that the debates have shifted.
    True, Ethiopia is struggling with a backlog of economic challenges - from the debt trap to very high inflation - but Addis Ababa seems to be determined to shift the narratives. The record speed and mobilization at which the redevelopment project is happening could be a new trendsetter for the rather lethargic project management scene of the country that continues to cost the economy hugely. Studies by the Ministry of Finance show that the cost of public sector project delays average around 110% of project budget, which imposes a huge burden on the economy that struggles to meet multiple demands.

КОМЕНТАРІ • 3