Africa is experiencing a mini-boom in skyscraper construction, with new towers rising in Egypt, Ethiopia, Ivory Coast and more. But are they symbols of progress or just vanity projects? Dezeen editor-at-large Amy Frearson investigates. More about Is Africa's skyscraper mini-boom a cause for alarm?
The renovation of Africa Hall in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, by Australian studio Architectus has been awarded the 2026 World Monuments Fund/Knoll Modernism Prize. More about Restoration of Africa Hall in Ethiopia wins WMF modernism prize
UK studio Zaha Hadid Architects has begun construction of an airport in the city of Bishoftu, Ethiopia, which is being billed as "the largest aviation infrastructure project in Africa's history". More about Zaha Hadid Architects reveals Bishoftu International Airport in Ethiopia
Italian studio Carlo Ratti Associati has revealed the design for the Grand Fendika Cultural Center in Ethiopia that will "invite the energy of Addis Ababa in". More about Carlo Ratti unveils design for Grand Fendika Cultural Center in Addis Ababa
Alebel Desta Consulting Architects and Engineers has completed the ET-302 Memorial Monument and Park in Ethiopia, a radial arrangement of paths and gardens dedicated to the 157 victims of the Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crash. More about ET-302 memorial park in Ethiopia is a space of "remembrance, healing, and resilience"
Making a built environment that works for everyone will require the end of profit- and ownership-obsession in the industry, argues New York-based architect and researcher Emanuel Admassu in this interview. More about Dismantle developer-led "value system" dictating architecture says Emanuel Admassu
Artist Olafur Eliasson and architect Sebastian Behmann's firm Studio Other Spaces has designed five buildings and seven pavilions within the Meles Zenawi Memorial Park in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. More about Studio Other Spaces designs "anti-monument" to Ethiopia's former prime minister
Future Makers: in this exclusive movie, Italian architect Arturo Vittori explains how his wooden Warka Water structures can provide clean drinking water for rural communities in the developing world. More about Arturo Vittori's Warka Water towers harvest clean drinking water from the air
Laboratory for Visionary Architecture (LAVA) have won a competition to design a sports complex in Ethiopia, which will include an excavated football stadium surrounded by earth stands. More about Addis Ababa Stadium and Sports Village by LAVA