10 March 2008
Addis Abeba — Ethiopia's capital city Adis Ababa has been ranked as the sixth dirtiest city in the world by Forbes magazine.
Forbes cited sanitation problems as the main reason for this dishonorable rank of Ethiopia's capital city.
"The city faces one of the worst sanitation problems on both the continent of Africa as well as in the world," the American media and publishing company magazineForbes said on its website published over the week-end.
Other low ranking places in Forbes' list include cities in Mexico, Haiti, Madagascar, Bangladesh and India.
Most notably, the Forbes magazine ranked Baghdad as the eighth dirtiest city in the world.
Though there have been recent attempts to clean the image of Addis Ababa, most say the effort is only focused in the areas around the Bole sub-city.
The magazine added that "the lack of adequate sanitation programs results in infant mortality, low life expectancy and the transmission of water borne diseases" in Addis Ababa.
The city is increasingly becoming "Africa's meeting place" and it hosts important meetings , conferences of continental and global organizations, the the annual AU head of states and governments.. It is also the headquarters of the African Union.
With a population of fast approaching 4 million, Addis Ababa is also the world's largest city that is in a landlocked country.Addis Ababa has the status of both a city and a state.
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