$9.6 Million China-Africa Friendship Schools to be Constructed in Ethiopia

Written by Makula Dunbar

Jul 24, 2013

China Jiangsu International and the Addis Ababa Education Bureau on Tuesday signed an agreement to construct two schools in the Ethiopian capital.The China-Africa Friendship Schools Project will cost 60 million Chinese yuan (around 9.6 million U. S. dollars).

Signing the contract, Xie Wei, deputy general manager of China Jiangsu International, said his company would complete the project as per the agreement to contribute to deepening the existing relations and friendship between China and Ethiopia.

The deputy general manager told reporters that the schools, which will be constructed by international standards, will each have 26 classrooms and be completed within 20 months.