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Ethiopia

Addis Ababa builds resilience with clean rivers, public spaces and walkways

Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa (Sheger) was born twice: first, as a crowded city; and then again, as a beautiful Sheger with clean rivers, public spaces and parks, bicycle paths and walkways along the riverside. The city of 4.6 million people is being born again as a result of a multimillion dollar project “Beautifying Sheger” intended […]
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Tanzania

USD $200 million needed to stop flooding in Dar es Salaam’s Msimbazi Basin

About three kilometers north of the Tanzania’s State House, which is located along Barack Obama Drive at Dar es Salaam’s Kivukoni coastal area, lies Msimbazi Bay. This is a point at which the historically famous Msimbazi River meets the Indian Ocean, wherein it discharges her waters.  Once a permanent asset to city dwellers, the river […]
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