Ethiopia: China Jiangsu International to Contacted for Construction of Schools

Addis Ababa Education Bureau and China Jiangsu International signed a contract to build two schools in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa. The China-Africa Friendship Schools Project will cost 60 million Chinese yuan (US$9.6 million).

Signing the contract, Xie Wei, deputy general manager of China Jiangsu International, said his company will complete the project within 20 months. The China-Africa Friendship School Project "is another landmark for the relations between China and Ethiopia. We will carry out the project strictly as per the agreement to make our contribution to deepen the friendship," Xie said.

Dilamo Otore, head of the Addis Ababa Education Bureau, said the project would contribute to the development of the education sector in Ethiopia, as part of efforts by the Chinese government to help the country over the past decade.

"The Chinese government has made major contribution to attain the millennium development goal (MDG), which means achieving universal primary education for girls and boys," Dilamo  said.

China Jiangsu has previously completed the projects of Hawassa University in southern Ethiopia and Hope University in Addis Ababa.
Source: Xinhua