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Pizza Hut Triples Branches

Pizza Hut Ethiopia has launched its third outlet in Addis Abeba.


Pizza Hut Triples Branches

Pizza Hut Ethiopia has launched its third outlet in Addis Abeba, this one entirely run by women. The joint venture franchise agreement between YUM! Restaurants International and Belayab Foods Production Plc opened the new Pizza Hut branch in Century Mall around Gurd Shola. The restaurant has a capacity of serving 140 people at once. In 2017 Belayab Foods reached an agreement with YUM! Restaurants International to open the first Pizza Hut in Addis Abeba. Since then Belayab Foods has opened branches in Bole and in the CMC area. Pizza Hut is a worldwide franchise with more than 17,000 locations in 120 countries.

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BOTTLE MOUNTAIN

A mountain of plastic takes a pit stop. As the sweeps during the day in Addis Abeba, an Isuzu truck loaded with tightly bundled sacks of discarded plastic bottles rolls through a fuel station, carrying the leftovers of a city's daily consumption on its back. The towering cargo, tied together like an oversized puzzle of waste, pauses between pumps and traffic as commuters move around it. In a scene where fuel powers journeys and plastic tells a story of what those journeys leave behind, the truck...


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DANCING COLOURS

Under the bright Addis Abeba sun, a burst of colour, rhythm and tradition takes centre stage. Dressed in vibrant cultural attire, performers bring movement and music together at the new Addis Abeba City Administration Theatre Houses Enterprise Children and Youth Theatre in Flamingo, on Africa Avenue, transforming an ordinary public space into a lively showcase of heritage. With shields raised, feathers swaying and traditional steps echoing through the crowd, the scene feels like a conversation b...


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SCULPTED MEMORY

Under grey skies, in front of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), inside Addis Abeba Park along Menelik II Avenue, stands a striking tribute to the late Hachalu Hundessa. Mounted on horseback, the statue captures the singer and activist in a symbolic pose, holding a microphone, shield and spear, a blend of artistry, courage and memory. Surrounded by lush greenery and quiet pathways, the monument feels less like a silent figure of stone and more like a storyteller, carrying melodies, strugg...