Participants attend the opening of Shenzhen Outbound Alliance (SOA) Africa branch office in Addis Ababa, capital of Ethiopia, Nov. 21, 2017. (Xinhua/Michael Tewelde)ADDIS ABABA, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- China's tech hub city Shenzhen has consolidated economic partnership with Ethiopia by opening its Shenzhen Outbound Alliance (SOA) Africa branch office in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa on Tuesday. SOA is a non-governmental organization formed to help Shenzhen companies to engage in outbound investment and cooperation. Participants follow proceedings during the opening of Shenzhen Outbound Alliance (SOA) Africa branch office in Addis Ababa, capital of Ethiopia, Nov. 21, 2017. Tirusew said Ethiopia has a demographic advantage for companies who want to hire a large labor force, adding Ethiopia has 54 million citizens considered to be an active workforce.

Source: Ethiopian News November 22, 2017 16:07 UTC