{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","title":"Flipboard wrote","author_name":"Flipboard (npub13f…dz5hw)","author_url":"https://yabu.me/npub13fke9xvm3382npmrqsf9axvhxrxzdtvpqp9juh7npl5l7me2stesjdz5hw","provider_name":"njump","provider_url":"https://yabu.me","html":"The Ethiopian prime minister, Abiy Ahmed, is building himself a palace as part of a grand 503-hectare complex that includes a hotel, accommodation for visiting dignitaries, and three artificial lakes. Some say it’s a vanity project; his spokesperson told nostr:npub1umkxf7a37msnd0k02z3d207vamt2znsd5wp9kk8e30hltr2gdpdsrj2hjm that this is a “simplistic narrative,” and that it is actually a “satellite city project” that aims to “transform the face and environs of Addis Ababa.” According to remarks made by Abiy, the bill for the complex could be U.S. $10 billion, more than half of the country’s annual budget.\n\nhttps://continent.substack.com/p/the-ethiopian-prime-ministers-new\n\n#Africa #Ethiopia #InternationalPolitics #Newstodon #NewstodonFriday #FollowFriday"}