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Apr 27 , 2025

SILENT SOLDEIRS

In a world where everything could be a weapon, knives proudly choose the peaceful path... mostly. This holiday season, they're the real MVPs — starring in the great meat showdown: chopping, slicing...

Apr 27 , 2025

SWEET ESCAPE

In the quiet Qera Ox Market, a young man shoulders bundles of sugar cane, each cut to size and priced just right. In a place where the same questions bounce around like a broken record and sweet drink...

Apr 19 , 2025

CULTURAL ECHOES

A minibus at the Stadium Taxi terminal carries a stack of leather‑skinned drums bound for holiday celebrations. Carved by hands that honour generations, the kebero's deep rumble evokes joyous moment...

Apr 19 , 2025

ALL ABOARD!

A sleek, eco‑smart bus glides into Mexico Square, its digital displays and silent engine a playful jab at the worn vehicles it replaces—battle‑scarred from years of ferrying passengers and weath...

Apr 19 , 2025

LIGHT HOUSE

Step into a gift shop around next Ellily Hotel in Casanshis, that glows with charm with light stands lined up at the entrance to welcome shoppers. A vibrant parade of lamps in all shapes, sizes, and c...

Apr 13 , 2025

ROLLER POSTER

A theatrical spectacle unfolds as retired tyre is cleverly placed outside of a repair shop, serving as a sign for road travellers around German Adebabay. The dismantled rubber cushion that once served...

Apr 13 , 2025

LEAVED OFF

Trees that once served as embellishments and cornerstones have now been levelled to provide space for corridor-stroked street lights. Their remnants are being dusted off by a clean-up team around Bole...

Apr 13 , 2025

SLOW FLAKES

A fractured 'Only Bus' transit to enable city buses for quick passenger transportation now stands abandoned as its fine space has been torn off by the ongoing corridor development project, to provide...

Apr 6 , 2025

URBAN STROKES

A vibrant painting of a monkey clings to a roadside wall in Megenagna square, within Addis Ababa's burgeoning concrete landscape. New buildings rise daily, crowding the cityscape like trees in a dense...

Apr 6 , 2025

SHAPE SHIFTERS

A floating spiral staircase statue with a lion at the end of it, stands tall at Addis Ababa University's Sidist Kilo campus, as one of the old statues that exist within the compound. The statues are n...

Apr 6 , 2025

MARKET ROULETTE

In Merkato's Menyalesh Tera, an Isuzu truck briefly pauses as a towering pile of goods is loaded for its next journey. A steady flow of pedestrians weaves through the bustling crowd, while mobile merc...

Mar 30 , 2025

DIMMING FLASHBACKS

A retired red BMW and a well-worn sofa still in use sit side-by-side around CMC. Relics of past journeys, their faded forms rich with memories, now they sit as outdoor junk. Addis Abeba generates appr...

Mar 30 , 2025

BACK TO THE FUTURE

A man walks his donkeys around Abrehot Library, Arat Kilo, Addis Abeba's newly upgraded neighbourhood, where sleek asphalt and modern architecture meet the timeless pace of animal transport. With near...

Mar 30 , 2025

FLAT LINES

A man is pouring water on the evenly queued Jerry cans, in the streets of Adey Abeba, around Saris. The city's 5.2 million residents require a staggering 1.3 million cubic meters of water daily. Howev...

Mar 23 , 2025

WEIGHTLESS LOADS

A dilapidated single-deck bus is being escorted to a disposal site, as it is slowly being carried away in the street around  Adey Abeba, Saris. The truck which once served as a retailing trailer for...

Mar 23 , 2025

POACHED RUBBERS

Dismantled waste tyres, which once provided seamless traction for wheel travels and supported vehicle loads, are depressingly lying on the side of the road around Mercato, Menalesh Tera. Their utility...


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