Addis Ababa is the dioplomatic capital city of Africa

Addis Ababa is the diplomatic capital city of Africa

Addis Ababa is the diplomatic capital city of Africa with the Headquarters of AU (African Union) the ECA (Economic Commission for Africa) and the headquarters of various Pan- African and International Organization .

• Addis Ababa has about 129 International Embassies and Consular Missions.
• It has the 3rd largest number of embassies in the world. It follows New York and Brussels.
• The United States of America has two embassies here The second embassy represents the AU ( Africa Union).
• It also has two European Delegation
• Addis Ababa is the third highest capital city in the world. It is an altitude of 2,500 to 3000 meters. It follows La paz of Bolivia and Quitó of Ecuador, in South America. (Lhasa of Tibet lost its first place).
• The Addis Ababa University is one of the oldest and largest universities in Africa.