LIBERAL LEAN


LIBERAL LEAN

An infrastructure pole around Bole is being moved on a busy afternoon. The first telephone infrastructure was extended from Harar to the capital city in 1894, during the reign of Emperor Menelik II. The state-owned Ethiopian Telecom has made significant headway since its reestablishment six years ago by cutting tariffs, expanding coverage, and entering new business avenues. The 130-year-old enterprise will avail a 10pc ownership stake as Ethiopia launches its inaugural stock exchange next year. It had revenues of 42.9 billion Br in the first half of the current year. The telecom operator which had a monopoly on telecom services for all but the last two years is the first of at least four SOEs poised to open themselves up to private ownership.


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FAREWELL FASHION

Clothes of various colours and styles greet would-be customers looking for a bargain near Ambassador Cinema at semi-permanent stalls slated for removal. Informal markets and street vendors face growing pressure from Addis Abeba's redevelopment and government policies aimed at formalizing retail spaces. While such changes can improve infrastructure and create organized shopping districts, they often come at a cost to small vendors, whose livelihoods depend on affordable, accessible locations. The...


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TRANSIT TANGO

A dedicated public transport hub has sprung up in Megenagna with numerous minibuses and midi-buses parked in rows. The bustling transit area is unpaved with a red dirt covering, in contrast to other terminals that have propped up around Addis Abeba that are paved with asphalt, perhaps indicating the temporariness of the site that was previously slated as the headquarters of Addis Chamber. Such hubs are crucial for daily commuting and local economies, providing jobs and facilitating commerce by c...


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BLADE BLAZE

A traditional metal worker and knife forger is sitting in front of a small fire with an Ethio telecom network facility in the background, using a makeshift fan made out of rubber to stoke the flames. The resourceful man exhibits the ingenuity and adaptability of traditional craftsmen, who often repurpose available materials to aid in their work. Traditional knife-making involves heating metal to high temperatures and then shaping it into knives using tools and manual labor...


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