CRASH AFTERMATH


CRASH AFTERMATH

A young shoeshine boy stands by the crossroad where the street light and rail fence at Lancha Debrezit Road lies in disrepair following a car accident, with twisted metal and debris strewn across the walkway. Chunks of concrete and broken railings force pedestrians to navigate through the wreckage, with the absence of adequate protective barriers between vehicles, pedestrians, and the rail line.

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PETROL PATROL

These jerrycans imprisones around Qera, locked in orderly submission, hint at a small-scale drama of fuel security, shopkeepers' vigilance, and the unspoken tension between convenience and caution. Each cap, a tiny fortress; each chain, a quiet warning, one wrong move and chaos, or at least a very messy day, awaits. With fuel shortages stretching from Addis Abeba to regional capitals like Bahir Dar and Gondar, shopkeepers have resorted to creative measures to safeguard their limited stock. Every...


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BAGGED DEFENSE

When life gives you rain, some shopkeepers don't bother with fancy drainage systems or flood-proof engineering, they just toss a few sandbags at the door and hope for the best. Around stadium where recent floods caused serious damage to businesses and offices, a masterclass in "low-budget climate adaptation," unviels where a couple of lumpy sacks moonlight as the last line of defense between handbags and high water. Think of it as DIY urban resilience, equal parts practical , desperate, and unin...


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COUNTING CHANGE

From left: Tilahun Girma, partner at PKF Ethiopia; Feysel Takele, managing partner; and lecturer Dakito Alemu (PhD) mark a milestone few firms in the country can claim. The newly established and officially inaugurated audit, tax, and advisory firm opened its doors on August 15, 2025, at their Liberia St. office, opposite Balcha Hospital, Capstone Building. PKF Global operates in over 150 countries, ranks among the top 15 accountancy networks worldwide, and boasts annual revenues exceeding 2.1 bi...