DREARY DUELS


DREARY DUELS

Two donkeys are fighting it out after a long day hauling items across the streets of Megenagna. There are around one million cart donkeys and 250,000 cart horses who work daily across the country. Ethiopia has one of the largest donkey populations in the world at over eight million. While often derided, the animal forms an integral part of rural life as an enduring partner of the smallholder farmer.


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COIN CONQUEST

The dashboard of the Mexico-to-Qera taxi is not just for navigating streets but a mini-museum of world history. Coins featuring rulers from across the globe rest here, each a tiny testament to a leader's reign. The tradition of placing a ruler's portrait on coins dates back to the Kingdom of Aksum (around 270 CE), which encompassed parts of modern-day Ethiopia and Eritrea...


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TREASURE HUNT

Children search for sellable scrap metal in a demolition site around the Qera area. They usually sell the metals which were once a support material for the building columns for a meagre sum and use the money to pay for a sleeping compartment at night. Where development leaves its mark, they navigate the remains...


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SARIS SPINS

Business is booming at bike shops in the Saris Adey Abeba area. A city-wide corridor development project, built with over 33 billion Br, has brought brand new bike lanes, making cycling an alternative transport option. But watch out pedestrians—the City Administration is enforcing fines starting from 150 Br for walking on the lane, as part of an awareness creation method that sparked interesting online debates...


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