{"id":22276,"date":"2026-01-14T06:35:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T06:35:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/22276\/"},"modified":"2026-01-14T06:35:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T06:35:07","slug":"ethiopia-accelerates-nationwide-road-development-to-drive-growth-and-connectivity-ena-english","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/22276\/","title":{"rendered":"Ethiopia Accelerates Nationwide Road Development to Drive Growth and Connectivity &#8211; ENA English"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align:justify\">Addis Ababa, January 14, 2026 (ENA)\u2014Ethiopia is intensifying the expansion and modernisation of its road network as a central pillar of national development, regional integration, and economic transformation.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"673\" data-start=\"407\" style=\"text-align:justify\">In a social media post, the Office of the Prime Minister announced that large-scale investments are underway to construct new highways, upgrade key transport corridors, and expand rural and urban road networks, significantly improving nationwide connectivity.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"1064\" data-start=\"675\" style=\"text-align:justify\">These projects are reducing travel times, enhancing road safety, and lowering transportation costs, resulting in a more efficient logistics system that supports trade, industrialisation, and agricultural productivity.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">\u00a0Improved road access is also transforming daily life by connecting communities\u2014particularly in previously underserved areas\u2014to schools, healthcare facilities, and markets.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"1357\" data-start=\"1066\" style=\"text-align:justify\">By prioritising both new construction and long-term maintenance, Ethiopia is building a resilient, reliable, and sustainable transport system. <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">This effort is strengthening local businesses, creating employment opportunities, and reinforcing the country\u2019s position as a regional economic hub.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"1521\" data-start=\"1359\" style=\"text-align:justify\">The ambitious road development drive underscores Ethiopia\u2019s commitment to inclusive economic growth, improved living standards, and long-term national prosperity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Addis Ababa, January 14, 2026 (ENA)\u2014Ethiopia is intensifying the expansion and modernisation of its road network as a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":22277,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[262,65,305],"class_list":{"0":"post-22276","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-ethiopia","8":"tag-economy","9":"tag-ethiopia","10":"tag-featured"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22276","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22276"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22276\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22277"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22276"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22276"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22276"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}