DRIP ECONOMICS


DRIP ECONOMICS

A modest eatery around Bihere Tsige fills up a water tanker from a supplier. Addis Abeba's residents face daily water shortages, with the city's authority supplying only 60pc of the 1.2 million cubic meters needed daily. This shortfall has created a lucrative opportunity for truck owners, who deliver directly to homes and businesses.


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MEMORY CRUMBS

A lone worker watches as an excavator tears through the remains of a school in Kebena, cleared to make way for a riverside development project. Once alive with the sounds of classrooms and the rhythm of learning, the building now crumbles quietly. Just like that, its final chapter is written in dust and debris...


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DUST DANCERS

Under the midday sun on a busy Bole sidewalk, a group of street cleaners in bright uniforms pause with their brooms in hand—chatting, sweeping, and blending into the city's rhythm as they quietly shape its face, one piece of litter at a time...


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UPHILL CRUMBLE

At the end of a steep, rocky shortcut near Meshualekya Roundabout, a quiet Sunday market rests, emptied of the weekend's hustle. Here, affordable clothes and everyday goods offer a lifeline for shoppers looking to stretch tight budgets...