DANCING FOR TREES

Takele Uma, deputy mayor of Addis Abeba, joined the dancing with artists from Hager Fiker Theatre on July 25, 2019, at Menilik Square.


DANCING FOR TREES

Takele Uma, deputy mayor of Addis Abeba, joined the dancing with artists from Hager Fiker Theatre on July 25, 2019, at Menilik Square. The event was organised to dig holes for tree planting in preparation for the big planting campaign on Monday, July 29, 2019 when there is a countrywide effort to plant 200 million seedlings in 12 hours to break the world record. Takele was there to encourage the volunteer residents who were taking part in the effort.

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WAITING HOOVES

A donkey “parking lot” along Dejazmach Mekonin Demisaw Street in Sebategna, Mercato, hosts a patient line of beasts ready for their next load. Each animal seems to carry more than goods, they bear memories of an era when hooves, not wheels, ruled the streets. Passersby rush past in the busy market, half-smiling, half-reflecting, as the scene whispers stories of grit, patience, and the slow rhythm of life that machines have since hurried past. Somewhere between nostalgia and necessity, these...


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CROOKED PASSAGE

A once newly structured railway fence leans over to the side to let passersby have a way to cross the street rather than walking to a Zebra crossing, hinting at urban ingenuity, or stubborn shortcuts, where everyday life finds its own paths, no matter how crooked. In its sagging frame, the fence tells a story of compromise between order and habit, of city planning meeting human impatience. It is a small rebellion against rigid design, a reminder that the pulse of the city often beats in the spac...


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CONTROLLED RUIN

A construction worker, headset firmly in place, pushes a concrete cutter along Ras Desta Damtew Street near Addis Abeba Stadium, carving a trench for new underground cables. The machine tears into otherwise smooth asphalt, leaving a temporary scar on a well-served road. Pedestrians flinch at the grinding noise, drivers sigh, yet beneath the disruption, silent wires quietly stitch the city's connectivity together also hinting the unpredictable plan changes of the city design...