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Ethiopia: leather shoe factory begins manufacturing

17/05/2011

The first leather shoe factory in Gelan Town is waiting to be provided with electricity to begin manufacturing shoes exclusively for export.

The factory in Gelan, a town located 35km south of Addis Abeba on the Addis Abeba–Adama Road, was constructed on a 10,000 square metre area and estimates it will create 120 jobs upon becoming fully operational.

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