Ethiopia

Africa

Addis Ababa

Addis Ababa

Facts

Population

79,455,634

Area

1,104,300 km² • 426,370 mi²

Density

72.0 people per km²

186.4 people per mi²

First 150m+ Building

Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (2021)

Tallest Building

Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (209 m)

Tallest City

Addis Ababa

Rankings

by no. of 150m+ completed buildings

#
58

Tallest City in

the World

#
5

Tallest City in

Africa

Buildings

RANK
Name
Status

Completed

Architecturally Topped Out

Structurally Topped Out

Under Construction

On Hold

Proposed

Vision

Never Completed

Demolished

Competition Entry

Canceled

Proposed Renovation

Under Renovation

Renovated

Under Demolition

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Height
1 Ethiopian Electric Power Headquarters
327.5 m / 1,074  ft
2 Commercial Bank of Ethiopia
209.3 m / 687  ft
3 African Union Headquarters
117.7 m / 386  ft
4 Nani Tower
103 m / 338  ft
5 Ethiopian Electric Utility Headquarters
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6 Maritime Transit Shipping Enterprise Headquarters
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Global News

06 June 2025

Construction Resumes for 62-Story Ethiopian High-Rise

Ethiopia has revived its plan to construct a 62-story, 327.5-meter-tall headquarters for Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP) in Addis Ababa’s Mexico Square. Initially proposed in 2023,...

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Global News

16 November 2023

62-Story Project Under Construction in Addis Ababa

The Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP) has begun construction on a new 62-story headquarters in the heart of Addis Ababa. The construction project, that CTBUH confirmed...

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Global News

28 January 2020

Mixed-Use Complex Set to Launch in Addis Ababa

One of Ethiopia’s largest mixed-use developments, dubbed La Gare (French for "The Station"), took a major step forward the week of 13 January 2020 with...

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