Road maintenance around Mexico Avenue is underway while the nearby dilapidated buildings ossify with time. Addis Abeba has been going through an aesthetic revival in the past few years as new parks and buildings glisten over its skyline. The city's master plan also has sought to remove large factories from urban areas to the relief of urbanites and protest of owners. A digitisation campaign set to transform the capital into a 'Smart City' has also brought forth an expanded number of surveillance cameras and an upgrade to the traffic light system. Under the greener sheen and glistening new edifices of the capital lurks a current of urban poverty tucked behind towering shades.

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