What is Ethiopian National Defense Force Headquarters?
{{Infobox building | name = Ethiopian National Defense Force Headquarters | image = | location = [[Addis Ababa]] | location_country = [[Ethiopia]] | status = Finished | completion_date = January 9, 2022 }} The '''Ethiopian National Defense Force Headquarters''' is a building located in [[Addis Ababa]]. It was first used on January 9, 2022. The building is also as the headquarters of the Joint chiefs of staff and [[Ministry of Defence|Ministry of Defense]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=January 9, 2022|title=Defense Ministry Inaugurates New State of Art Building|work=Walta|url=https://waltainfo.com/defense-ministry-inaugurates-new-state-of-art-building/|access-date=January 9, 2022}}</ref> == Inauguration == The Ethiopian National Defense Forces opened with a military style [[Air show|airshow]] and ground show. During the opening, the [[Prime Minister of Ethiopia|Prime Minister]], High Ranking Military Officials and high government official were present. the building is one of the biggest military headquarters in the world. <ref>{{Cite news|date=January 9, 2022|title=የመከላከያ ዋና መስሪያ ቤት ህንፃ ምረቃና ልዩ የጀግንነት ተግባር ለፈፀሙ የሠራዊቱ አባላት የሽልማትና ዕውቅና ስነስርዓት ተካሄደ|work=Fana Broadcasting Corporation|url=https://www.fanabc.com/የኢፌዴሪ-መከላከያ-ሚኒስቴር-ዋና-መስሪያ/|access-date=January 9, 2022}}</ref> == Building == The building is over 13,000 square meters of land. It has close to 770 rooms. These include 32 kitchens over 5 floors. The Ministry of defense headquarters has meeting halls, [[Library|libraries]], research centers and an organized information center.<ref>{{Cite news|date=January 9, 2022|title=Defense Forces Inaugurates New Headquarter|work=Addis Insight|url=https://addisinsight.net/defense-forces-inaugurates-new-headquarter/|url-status=dead|access-date=January 9, 2022|archive-date=January 9, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220109164255/https://addisinsight.net/defense-forces-inaugurates-new-headquarter/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=January 9, 2022|title=Defense Ministry Inaugurates New State of the Art Building in Addis A