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Laphto

Laphto by jenbrea.
Shawel Hailu stands in front of Laphto, a new multi-purpose entertainment center which will feature luxury apartments, an art gallery, bowling alley, pool hall, arcade, night club, cafe, fusion restaurant, shopping, swimming pool, health club, running track, movie theatre (for indy/art house films), VIP center, rentable shopping/office space, Wifi hotspots, a Montessori school and, eventually, a world-class pediatrics hospital. He's part of the wave of returned Diaspora Ethiopians driving the current building boom.

His materials? Sourced from China, of course, via Guangzhou. The foreman on his work site are also Chinese. 

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ZewTar says:

Is this really Addis Ababa?
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jenbrea  Pro User  says:

yes, this is really Addis Ababa ;-)
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Dominick Brady  Pro User  says:

Is it wrong of me to be wary of Chinese funding? As an American, of course, it's hypocrtical but am I being an alarmist here?
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jenbrea  Pro User  says:

this is a private Ethiopian investment...
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ahnd says:

wonderful :D
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Dominick Brady  Pro User  says:

Oh, okay. Nice.
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

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88-1/2 of nothing says:

nice. thank you jenbrea for the pic and info.
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

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