"The Park is a gift for my beloved country and the whole of Africa"
Sheik Mohammed Hussein Ali Al-Amoudi

The Africa park, which is constructed with a total cost of 47 million Birr was officially inaugurated on May 28, 2005 by our Chairman and owner of MIDROC Ethiopia Sheik Mohammed Hussein Ali Al- Amoudi together with H.E. Ato Seyoum Mesfin, Foreign Minister, H.E. Ato Arkebe Equbay, Mayor of Addis Ababa and H.E. MR. Patrick Mazimhako Deputy Chair Person of the African Union (AU) Commission. Equipping the park with the necessary facilities would be carried out with an outlay of over 1.5 million dollars.

The cost of the park is covered by sheik Mohammed Hussein Ali Al-Amoudi, and the construction work has been carried out by “Luigi Varnero Construction”.

During the inauguration ceremony, Mayor Arkebe Equbay handed over to Sheik Mohammed a certificate confirming that the city Administration had passed over the park to MIDROC management. Our chairman in turn handed over the key to the park to the Mayor. The park will have recreational centers, children’s playing ground, restaurants and open air sites. Trust Protection and Personnel Services, a company under the umbrella of MIDROC Technology Group, is entrusted to guard the park.

Speaking on the occasion, Sheik Mohammed said that MIDROC and its partners, would do their level best to equip the park with all the necessary facilities that a modern park would require. Our Chairman added; "The park is a gift for my beloved country and to the whole of Africa and we will keep on doing our level best to make Addis Ababa the diplomatic capital of the continent"

Mayor Arkebe on the occasion said: "The Africa Park is an historic site as it is a place where the founding fathers of the organization for African Unity (OAU) planted trees to demonstrate their vision for a united and prosperous Africa.”

Deputy Chairman of the African Union Commission, Patrick Muzmharka on his part said that the grand park is a gift for all the peoples of Africa. Ministers, AU commissioners, resident diplomats, religious leaders and other invited guests attended the inauguration ceremony. The park would create job opportunities to more than 200 people when it goes operational. Africa Park occupies 45,000 sq. meters between the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the Grand Palace on Adwa street.