A man is meticulously carrying five heavy-sized boxes on top of his head as he takes long careful strides in the streets of Mercato, the largest marketplace in Addis Abeba. Several others are walking by him, bringing the unfaltering nostalgic scene of the market. Mercato has been reeling from a series of setbacks, including a devastating fire that ravaged 550 small shops and damaged two prominent buildings in the Shema Tera. On the one side, tax authorties have implemented stricter requirements, which have led shops to hold a rally, closing down their shops in protest for a few days.
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