The balloon goes up in Ethiopia

Ideas around ballooning in Ethiopia were all just hot air until a Dutch company backed a local venture in 2012. Now the new company is hoping to hit the heights. Kaleyesus Bekele reports from Addis Ababa. Netherlands-based Sky Balloon Flights established Abyssinia Ballooning in November 2011 along...

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