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Africa Connect: African Development Bank and the Ethiopian Airlines Mega Investment Partneship

August 29, 2025·17 min·1 clip

The guest declares it's time for Africa to lead its own development 'without having to rely on partners outside of the continent who burden us'.

An interview discussing the African Development Bank's $500 million partnership with Ethiopian Airlines to finance a new airport in Addis Ababa, framed as a landmark example of African-led development. The conversation contrasts Ethiopian Airlines' consistent success with the struggles of other African national carriers like South African Airways, analyzing the business and political factors behind these divergent paths.

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