HIDDEN SIGNAL


HIDDEN SIGNAL

Traffic lights in the Gotera area are being obscured by large, overgrown trees, with one pole visibly partially hidden. This issue raises serious safety concerns, compounded by Addis Abeba's rigorous traffic law enforcement. Violations are heavily penalized; a third-degree offense, such as disobeying a traffic light, incurs a 1500 Br fine and three penalty points. The Addis Ababa City Administration's data highlights the scale of the problem: over 100,000 traffic light violations, more than 27,600 speeding offenses, over 1,000 instances of driving without a license, and over 11,000 cases of operating unchecked vehicles were recorded in the last six months alone.


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WOODEN BANKS

In the sunlit streets of Gotera, a young artisan crouches by a neat stack of handmade wooden piggy banks, presenting one to a passerby for 100 to 200 birr. With simple tools and a practical design, his work speaks to quiet entrepreneurship and community spirit built from the ground up. Each box, crafted with care, carries the promise of savings and small beginnings. In a city of rapid change, his presence offers a moment of patience and purpose...


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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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URBAN TILT

In Qilinto, a fallen streetlight pole leans awkwardly across the pavement, its lamp pointing downward as though bowing to the stacks of construction blocks beneath it. Behind the construction materials, a red-orange residential block with barred windows rises quietly, partially obscured by tall trees. The scene dispalys different occurances at once with piles of paving blocks indicating road or walkway work in progress. The damaged streetlight poses both a safety concern and a striking visual co...