Expansion of Ethiopia’s first industrial park reopens old wounds
A model of the Ethiopia-ChinaDongGuan Huajian International Light Industrial Zone pictured during the groundbreaking ceremony outside of Addis Ababa on April 16, 2015. AFP PHOTO | ZACHARIAS ABUBEKER
The scenic road from Addis Ababa to the small town of Dukem is peppered with signs of industry: warehouses and factories, garages and gas stations, newly-built rail tracks and a freshly paved highway.
Dukem, just a short drive south of the capital, is home to Ethiopia’s first industrial park, the Chinese-owned Eastern Industrial Zone (EIZ), and some of the country’s most fertile land.
