US-China rivalry takes flight over scramble for contracts at Ethiopia’s Bishoftu airport

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US-China rivalry takes flight over scramble for contracts at Ethiopia’s Bishoftu airport

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Ethiopia's new $12.5 billion Bishoftu International Airport project, situated near Addis Ababa, has become a focal point of US-China geopolitical rivalry. The project aims to establish a major hub for African trade and travel, attracting global contractors with intense competition, notably between the US and China.

Ethiopia’s new US$12.5 billion mega-airport project has thrust the nation into the heart of a geopolitical tug of war between the United States and China. Ethiopian Airlines, Africa’s largest carrier, is developing the massive Bishoftu International Airport, located 40km (25 miles) southeast of the capital Addis Ababa to serve as a primary hub for African trade and travel. The project has triggered intense competition between would-be contractors from around the world, but Chinese state-owned...

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