Addis Ababa City, often referred to as the capital of Africa, mostly pertaining to its being the seat of the African Union and different international organizations, is to get a major face lift with a project that extends from Entoto to Yeka AbadoThe Reporter has learnt.

The project, whose design Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD) said will be a surprise to many when disclosed for representatives from the City Administration of Addis Ababa during his meeting with school children at his palace, is said to include different facilities especially targeting tourists that come to Addis Ababa.

Among the many facilities the project will incorporate are cable cars from Sululta, Botanic Garden to Yeka Abado, river and wetland preservations, museums and parks.

Sources close to the project told The Reporter that, the project will enter its implementation phase soon after the completion of the final project plan and design and they said it will be a major face-lift to a city that is mostly criticized for lack of proper facilities both for its locals and expats from around the World. Addis Ababa is an entrance to tourists, business people as well as diplomats that come to Ethiopia.

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