Resurging Dire Dawa

Inside one of the train repair shops

The rustic trains at the old train station in the center of Dire Dawa, the liveliness of the open market in Kezira and the locals’ extremely calm attitude cannot be fully explained in texts or justified in snap shots. One must walk through it all to appreciate Ethiopia's resurging trading hub.

Read the full version of my Op-Ed Column on Addis Fortunehere published on Apr 05, 2015. Or simply click the following http://addisfortune.net/columns/resurging-dire-dawa/

Cheers,

Daniel