Ethiopian officials continue to paint a rosy picture for the country of well over 110 million people. "Our economy has continued to grow amid natural and man-made problems," the planning and development minister, Fitsum Assefa, said earlier this month. But the Ethiopian Economic Association's meeting this month made clear the country is hurting, while international mediators urgently seek progress on talks to end the fighting. The country has since transformed its economy with mega-projects like the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, the largest in Africa, and large-scale construction projects in Addis Ababa, Africa's diplomatic capital. Some state-run sectors of Ethiopia's economy continue to open to investors, as Abiy promised after taking office.

Source: Ethiopian News September 18, 2022 07:47 UTC