Large tracts of farm & residential land in Bale, Sebeta, Bishoftu Given Away to Djibouti
Capital Ethiopia - July 21, 2008

Editor's Note: The "Oromia: For Sale by Colonizer" episode continues ...

President Ismael Omar Guelleh of Djibouti is set to invest in the agriculture sector after receiving a large tract of land estimated to be over 7,000 hectares in Bale, Oromia Regional State. The multi-million dollar investment would commence in the next few weeks. The plot is slated for a wheat farm.

The president has also received 20 hectares of land around Sebeta to invest in the booming flower sector, on lease basis.

The president also visited a site of 10,000 sq. meters at Babogaya Lake in Bishoftu (Debre Zeit) town, 45 kilometers South East of Addis Ababa and has received a free title deed for a plot to construct a home. Read More.