Editing Addis Ababa (section)

==Economy==
{{Main article|Economy of Addis Ababa}}
[[File:Addis_abeba_meskele_square_(cropped).jpg|thumb|272x272px|Addis Ababa skyline in 2021]]
The economic activities in Addis Ababa are diverse. According to official statistics from the federal government, some 119,197 people in the city are engaged in trade and commerce; 113,977 in manufacturing and industry; 80,391 homemakers of a different variety; 71,186 in civil administration; 50,538 in transport and communication; 42,514 in education, health and social services; 32,685 in hotel and catering services; and 16,602 in agriculture. In addition to the residents of rural parts of Addis Ababa, the city dwellers also participate in animal husbandry and the cultivation of gardens. {{convert|677|ha|acre}} of land is irrigated annually, on which 129,880 quintals of vegetables are cultivated.{{Citation needed|date=January 2010}} It is a relatively clean and safe city, with the most common crimes being pickpocketing, scams and minor burglary.<ref>[https://www.osac.gov/Reports/report.cfm?contentID=64510 Overseas Security Advisory Council – Ethiopia 2007 Crime and Safety Report]{{Dead link|date=July 2013}}.</ref> The city has recently been in a construction boom with tall buildings rising in many places. Various luxury services have also become available and the construction of shopping malls has recently increased. According to Tia Goldenberg of ''IOL'', area spa professionals said that some people have labelled the city, "the spa capital of Africa."<ref>[http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=68&art_id=nw20071106135517792C914512 Massages and manicures hit Addis Ababa] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060615021453/http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1 |date=15 June 2006 }} by Tia Goldenberg. Retrieved 15 January 2010. ''IOL''. 6 November 2007.</ref>

The [[Ethiopian Airlines]] has its headquarters on the grounds of [[Addis Ababa Bole International Airport]] in Addis Ababa.<ref>"[http://www.ethiopianairlines.com/en/corporate/default.aspx Company Profile] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005083446/http://www.ethiopianairlines.com/en/corporate/default.aspx |date=5 October 2012 }}." [[Ethiopian Airlines]]. Retrieved on 3 October 2009.</ref>
[[File:Unity Park Addis Ababa Ethiopia 3.jpg|right|thumb|[[Unity Park]] zoo in Addis Ababa]]

===Development===
The city hosts the We Are the Future centre, a child care centre that provides children with a higher standard of living. The centre is managed under the direction of the mayor's office, and the international NGO [[Glocal Forum]] serves as the fundraiser and program planner and coordinator for the WAF child centre in each city. Each WAF city is linked to several peer cities and public and private partners to create a unique international coalition.

Launched in 2004, the program is the result of a strategic partnership between the Glocal Forum, the [[Quincy Jones]] Listen Up Foundation, and Mr Hani Masri, with the support of the [[World Bank]], UN agencies and major companies.

===Tourism===

Tourism is a growing industry within Addis Ababa and [[Tourism in Ethiopia|Ethiopia]] as a whole. In July 2015, the European Council on Tourism and Trade named Ethiopia the best nation for inbound tourism.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/13/travel/ethiopia-worlds-best-tourism-destination/index.html|title=What makes Ethiopia the world's best spot for tourism?|author=Sophie Eastaugh, for|website=CNN|access-date=14 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161114235457/http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/13/travel/ethiopia-worlds-best-tourism-destination/index.html |archive-date=14 November 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[COVID-19 pandemic in Ethiopia|COVID-19 pandemic]] and [[Tigray War]] caused a decrease in tourism.

====Zoo====
[[File:Lion zoo Addis Ababa.jpg|thumb|upright|220px|A male lion at [[Addis Ababa Zoo]]]]

[[Addis Ababa Zoo]] kept 15 [[lion]]s in 2011. Their hair samples were used in a [[genetic analysis]], which revealed that they were [[Genetic diversity|genetically diverse]]. It was therefore proposed to include them in a captive breeding programme.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Bruche |first=S. |author2=Gusset, M. |author3=Lippold, S. |author4=Barnett, R. |author5=Eulenberger, K. |author6=Junhold, J. |author7=Driscoll, C. A. |author8= Hofreiter, M. |title=A genetically distinct lion (''Panthera leo'') population from Ethiopia |journal=European Journal of Wildlife Research |year=2012 |pages=215–225 |doi=10.1007/s10344-012-0668-5 |volume=59 |issue=2|s2cid=508478 }}</ref>