CORRIDOR CONUNDRUMS


CORRIDOR CONUNDRUMS

A three-month road around German Square confuses drivers and pedestrians following a hasty construction. Traffic accidents have become common in the area after the roundabout was removed to widen the road and simplify movement through the area. Above half a billion birr is lost to damages arising from traffic accidents annually in Ethiopia. Over 400 casualties and 3,471 injuries due to traffic accidents were registered in the last fiscal year, with 80pc of the victims being pedestrians. Megenagna, China Camp and Haile Garment areas were found to be hotspots for accidents in areport by the Bloomberg Initiative. Amplified traffic penalties which earned the Transport Ministry over a billion birr this year have done little to curb the number of fatalities.  

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GRID GUARDIANS

Dangling between chaos and current, a tangled mess of wires meets two linemen climb up an electric pole around Mesqel square determined to keep the lights on. Over time, as the polpulation of the city grew power lines have twisted into a chaotic knots, forcing these linemen to hook themselves to the pole, balancing life and limb to restore order strand by strand. It's a risky dance with electricity and gravity...


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SIDEWALK CLASSICS

In Arat Kilo, True stories, wild fictions, bold theories, and timeless speeches lie stacked one over another as the bookman waits for a curious soul in search of their next world to unfold in pages. The bright clash of book covers mirrors the chaos of ideas, a colourful storm of thoughts and dreams spilled onto the sidewalk, inviting passers-by to stop and notice...


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TIME GARDEN

Ethiopia's National Museum in Amist Kilo home to treasures from ancient relics to the most recently added “Selam,” the 3.3-million-year-old fossil, is getting a fresh new look. Built in 1986, it's now swapping dusty corners for shady benches, bright lights, and leafy paths, giving visitors the perfect spot to wander, wonder, and soak up history under the stars...