{"id":2837,"date":"2026-03-10T11:10:51","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T11:10:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/?p=2837"},"modified":"2026-03-10T11:10:51","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T11:10:51","slug":"prime-minister-abiy-ahmed-drives-development-and-heritage-revival-in-dire-dawa-and-harar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/2026\/03\/10\/prime-minister-abiy-ahmed-drives-development-and-heritage-revival-in-dire-dawa-and-harar\/","title":{"rendered":"Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Drives Development and Heritage Revival in Dire Dawa and Harar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>March 1, 2018<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, together with First Lady Zinash Tayachew and senior federal and regional officials, conducted a two-day tour of development projects in Dire Dawa city and the Harari region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The visit, held from February 29-30\/2018 E.C highlighted ongoing initiatives aimed at revitalizing urban spaces while preserving historical heritage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The corridor developments in both cities have introduced significant transformations, particularly in older districts where modernization efforts are carefully balanced with cultural preservation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These projects are enhancing the beautiful appeal of Dire Dawa and Harar, while also strengthening their role as centers of heritage and economic progress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the tour, the Prime Minister underscored the importance of community-driven development, agricultural innovation, industrial growth, and urban renewal. He emphasized that these initiatives are not only reshaping infrastructure but also fostering people-to-people integration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The projects represent a broader vision of prosperity, positioning Dire Dawa and Harar as models for Ethiopia\u2019s future development trajectory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This visit reaffirmed the government\u2019s commitment to sustainable growth and inclusive progress across regions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/image-69-1024x512.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2839\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/image-69-1024x512.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/image-69-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/image-69-768x384.png 768w, https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/image-69.png 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>March 1, 2018 Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, together with First Lady Zinash Tayachew and senior federal and regional officials, conducted a two-day tour of development projects in Dire Dawa city and the Harari region. The visit, held from February 29-30\/2018 E.C highlighted ongoing initiatives aimed at revitalizing urban spaces while preserving historical heritage. The corridor&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2837","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","category-news_en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2837","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2837"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2837\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2840,"href":"https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2837\/revisions\/2840"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2837"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2837"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2837"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}