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Aug 11 , 2024

FENCED DREAMS

A partial fence surrounds a demolished area around Mexico Square, amid Addis Abeba's rapid development. The city's ambitious corridor project, a 33 billion Br investment, has seen widespread demolitio...

Aug 11 , 2024

TOILET TRIUMPH

A new public toilet stands in the Arat Kilo area around the Berhanena Selam Printing Press. Launched on April 26, 2024, the Prime Minister's "TSEDU-Ethiopia" campaign aims to improve sanitation and cr...

Aug 4 , 2024

PEDAL & PETROL

A resourceful cyclist in Saris combines pedal power with petrol. Nearly 100 million bicycles are manufactured every year globally. Leonardo da Vinci sketched early bicycle designs, but the first comme...

Aug 4 , 2024

CHARGING AHEAD

The new electric charging station near Gandhi Hospital, around the Stadium area. The construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, (GERD) and other hydroelectric power projects have laid the gr...

Aug 4 , 2024

PAPER POWER

Piles of shredded papers in the Merkato area hold potential for decorative repurposing. Recycling paper offers substantial environmental benefits. According to the Townsville City Council, recycling o...

Jul 28 , 2024

STREET SWEEP

A determined passerby fills a mud sack at the Olympia construction site, clearing the road for traffic. Cleaning the streets and beautifying the city has been a mantra of the Addis Abeba City Administ...

Jul 28 , 2024

ROADSIDE RICHES

A row of watermelon vendors on the road from Adama (Nazreth) town to Addis Abeba sell a piece from 200 Br to 800 Br depending on the size. Aptly named, watermelon is 92pc water and was first used by a...

Jul 28 , 2024

SOLITARY SENTINEL

An elephant statue now stands in the capital, near the Mesqel Square area, in contrast to the devastating reality facing these gentle giants. Since the 1980s, Ethiopia has tragically lost 90pc of its...

Jul 21 , 2024

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 leade...

Jul 21 , 2024

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 th...

Jul 21 , 2024

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...

Jul 13 , 2024

WINTER RESORTS

Summer camp is bustling in a condominium housing project around the Gofa area as children take over a soccer field on a cloudy afternoon. Amid the proliferation of electronic gadgets and social media...

Jul 13 , 2024

RUSTY WHISTLES

An old railway track around Adey Abeba stands the test of time in an increasingly cosmopolitan city. When it was completed in 1917, the railway track ordered by Emperor Menelik II and constructed by t...

SLEEPLESS CAPITAL

A street fence around Saris provides residents with an alternative to hang washed clothes for drying. New regulations from the Addis Abeba City Cabinet Buildings must be at least 10m from the leading...

Jul 8 , 2024

FERTILE FANCIES

A corrugated tin fence is painted over with greenery and trees around Arat Kilo as the corridor development project snaking through the neighbourhood nears its end. The high fences have become ubiquit...

Jul 8 , 2024

RESTING PAINS

A road sign around the Bole area is used to hang wet mats after being knocked down during recent rennovations. While traffic accidents showed a positive trend in the first half of the year, decreasing...


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