Shalaye! Na real big news wey dey drop for Ethiopia as dem don kick off construction of Africa’s biggest airport! This new travel hub go dey for Bishoftu, southeast of Addis Ababa, and e go cost around $12.7 billion. When e don complete, dem go fit carry 110 million passengers every year! Chai! Wetin we dey talk so?
Na Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed wey come announce this historic project on Saturday. E talk say dis airport go replace the current Bole Airport wey fit handle only 25 million passengers annually. E no go fit reason am, this shebi na aviation explosion!
Abiy talk say, “This multi-airport strategy go future-proof Ethiopia’s role as Africa’s aviation leader.” E dey look to make Ethiopian Airlines even more competitive on global stage, strengthen connections across Africa, and open up tourism and trade corridor. Na wah!
The project no go just stop at the airport oh! E go come with better road wey go connect the airport to Addis and a high-speed railway wey go run 38-kilometer distance. Dem dey talk say this train go dey run like bolt with speed reach 124 mph (200 kph)! Na cruise jare!
As e be, the African Development Bank don drop $500 million into this project, and dem dey negotiate with Asian Development Bank, European Investment Bank, and US Development Finance Corporation for more funds. Na big money wey dem dey talk about, my brother!
Even with wahala wey dey happen for Amhara and Oromia regions, wey dey vex many people, Ethiopia still dey find way attract tourists. Bishoftu location sef dey for Oromia. Dem don relocate about 2,500 farmers wey dey there, and that relocation cost almost $350 million. E be like say government dey serious about dis matter!
Ethiopia, wey be Africa’s second-most populous country with around 130 million people, don launch plenty infrastructure projects recently. Dem even open the continent’s biggest dam last year. No be small renewal and development dey happen for Addis Ababa and other cities too. Things dey happen for dat side! Make we dey watch as dis airport go develop, e fit change the whole aviation game.
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