Ethiopia’s beer market has doubled over the last five years thanks to the country’s growing population, urbanization and rising incomes. All this is proving to be an irresistible draw for global brewers – with Heineken the latest to announce plans to build a new $156m brewery in the country.

The Heineken brewery, to be built in Kilinto, Addis Ababa Municipality, will be the largest in Ethiopia and will have the capacity to produce up to 1.5m hectolitres of Harar, Bedele and Heineken brand beers.

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