AFRICAN AVIATION: China and the US salivate over a slice of huge Ethiopian airport project
Ethiopia’s $12.5-billion Bishoftu International Airport is attracting firms and lenders from the two superpowers and other countries to one of Africa’s biggest aviation infrastructure projects.
By Bonface OruchoSouth Africa
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Ethiopia’s $12.5-billion Bishoftu International Airport is attracting firms and lenders from the two superpowers and other countries to one of Africa’s biggest aviation infrastructure projects.
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- 25 words · 1 min read
- Published
- September 28, 2026
- Byline
- Bonface Orucho
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- Daily Maverick