Vietnam's VN Express published on 16 August 2026 an article titled "Africa's Biggest Airport Project Puts Chinese Firms on Shortlist" by Phan Anh.
Chinese state-owned companies have been short-listed for 15 of the 33 places for Ethiopia's $12.5 billion international airport outside Addis Ababa. No US company made the shortlist, but Boeing supplies most of the aircraft for the Ethiopian Airlines fleet.
The project requires more than $9 billion in external funding. This is the most expensive aviation project ever undertaken in Africa.
