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With Chinese help, Ethiopia seeks to be Africa's top car manufacturer

Ethiopia aims to become the top producer of cars in Africa within 15 to 20 years.
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By:
Aaron Maasho and Edmund Blair
June 04, 2016 05:00 AM

ADDIS ABABA -- Ethiopia has grand ambitions for its tiny auto industry, seeking to transform a handful of assemblers that bolt together imported kits into a network of factories that can make the country Africa's biggest car manufacturer over the next two decades.

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