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May 18 , 2024

SHIFTING PAVEMENTS

Fresh pavements are laid around the Bole area, partly suited for pedestrians and bicycles. This lays the ground for a grand corridor development project 10Km long and 47.5hct wide by the Addis Abe...

May 18 , 2024

FADING FLAVORS

A historic building around Piazza area that housed restaurant Castelli within its walls is undergoing renovations. Its story dates back to the Italian occupation. Piazza, meaning "open square" in...

May 18 , 2024

TOTTERING TOWERS

A hurried renovation transpires on a conjoined pair of small buildings around the Mercato area. Many old buildings in the vast marketplace are remnants of shops built by Yemeni merchants who reloc...

May 12 , 2024

SOULFUL SIDEWALKS

A row of seats and plastic water bottles await followers of the Islamic faith for preparatory 'Udu' proceedings around the Bethel area. The closely parked minibus taxis and...

May 12 , 2024

ARCHITECTING APOLOGUES

A string of snags stretch hundreds of meters alongside the old Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation headquarters. The fresh paint of the building being renovated to house the country's first securities...

May 12 , 2024

FOOTBALL FERVOR

Fans of Arbaminch Kenema, one of the contenders in the premier league, have gathered in a jubilant atmosphere around the Arat Kilo area. Ethiopia boasts a rich footballing heritage and has been a...

Apr 30 , 2024

CURVY CORRIDORS

Rows of metal cups offer liquid solace for mourners going to the cemetery around Yeka Michael Church. An eerie optical illusion occurs as the row of cups seem to curve alongside the winding road. Trad...

Apr 30 , 2024

SLEEK SLABS

A street food vendor around the Stadium area pockets his inventory on a cosy corner wall. The area is being renovated as the eponymous soccer field's protracted construction nears completion. Bicycles...

Apr 30 , 2024

CERAMIC SILHOUETTES

A new statue with emblems of the African Union hoisted atop traditional Ethiopian warriors casts a towering shadow across city hall near the Adwa Zero Kilometer Museum. The gargantuan project, spannin...

Apr 21 , 2024

SIDELINED STRIKES

The 'Vintage' bowling alley at the historic Genet Hotel near the Le Gare Railway Station remains vibrant after nearly six decades. Recent evaluations of 64 hotels nationwide had surprising results, wi...

Apr 21 , 2024

MYSTICAL NOTATIONS

Orthodox Christian scribes etch religious writings on traditional parchments (Birana) at the Ghion Hotel on Ras Desta Damtew St. The 10 day exhibition by the Hamere Berhan Institute featured various p...

Apr 21 , 2024

PANORAMIC PEEKS

An all-white building peaks across the street around the Flamingo area after renovations conclude on the main road. Addis Abeba's roads have broadened as the high-profile corridor development project...

Apr 15 , 2024

SURREAL SAUNTERS

The Big Art Sale in Hilton attracts notable dignitaries like Minister of Labor & Skills Muferiat Kamil. During its 18th rendition this year, thousands of visitors showed up to see the works of ove...

Apr 15 , 2024

BOHEMIAN MORPHEMES

A 123-year-old newspaper adorns a cafe around Bole, inspiring the inquisitive gaze of its sole customer on a late afternoon. "Aimro" was the first government newspaper published in Ethiopia in 1901, a...

Apr 15 , 2024

SOFT SLOUCH

A road sign around Zewditu leans into the main road as if desperately reaching to remind passers of road safety. The Addis Abeba Transport Bureau has recently started to issue tickets to transgressing...

Apr 9 , 2024

TIERED TROLLEYS

An eerie optical illusion appears as the city bus passes under a crossing bridge below a row of cross-country jitneys. Multi-tiered transportation infrastructure is rare in the capital as most roads a...


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