US and China Compete for Influence in Ethiopia's Airport Development
The rivalry between the United States and China is intensifying over contracts for the development of Ethiopia's Bishoftu airport, highlighting a broader competition for influence in Africa. This scramble for infrastructure projects underscores the ongoing debate about whether the US is losing its global dominance to China.
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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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