Tomorrow, D.C. will add a new sister city to its roster: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.Mayor Vince Gray and Addis Ababa's mayor, Diriba Kuma, will sign a Sister City Agreement tomorrow evening at the Wilson Building, a press release states. The Sister City Agreement will "facilitate cultural and educational exchanges for the benefit of residents in both cities."D.C.'s "vibrant Ethiopian community" inspired the agreement with Addis Ababa, which is the capital city of Ethiopia. Indeed, as the BBC reported, as many as 250,000 Ethiopians live in and around Washington. A part of Shaw is unofficially referred to as Little Ethiopia.This partnership, says a press release, will provide an opportunity for both cities to "exchange information and collaborate on mutual priorities in many areas, including public health, urban development, transportation and youth engagement."Addis Ababa is now the fourteenth sister city for D.C., the others include Bangkok, Thailand; Dakar, Senegal; Beijing, China; Brussels, Belgium; Athens, Greece; Paris, France; Pretoria, South Africa; Seoul, South Korea; Accra, Ghana; Sunderland, U.K.; Rome, Italy; Ankara, Turkey; and Brasília, Brazil.
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