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Mar 23 , 2024

BANKING VIRTUES

Awash Bank treats its customers to an Iftar ceremony at the Sheraton Addis Hotel, on Taitu St. This year, an Iftar ceremony sponsored by large companies has become usual. Fasting seasons for two domin...

Mar 16 , 2024

END OF AN ERA - PIASSA

Even through its neglected upkeep, Piassa's ambience told a story that cannot be recreated. Most of the landmarks that made Piassa what it is are vanishing into the dust as Addis Abeba is gradually su...

Mar 16 , 2024

CANDOR IN CULTURE

Princess' art exhibition at the St. George Golla Art Gallery hosts curated charcoal paintings by Merid Tafesse. Ethiopia's art history brims with prehistoric markings in the caves of Laga-Oda, Porc-E...

Mar 16 , 2024

FRESH FRONTIERS

Left to right) Misganu Arega, state minister for Foreign Affairs; Hanna Arayaselassie, commissioner of the Ethiopian Investment Commission; and Melaku Ezezew, president of the Ethiopian Chamber set t...

Mar 16 , 2024

FETTERING FORTUITY

The uniforms of butchers who work in the cattle slaughterhouses around Qera are peculiarly hung to dry. The area has seen busier days. As the industry struggles to deal with soaring inflation and a 1...

Mar 9 , 2024

VOLTAIC TRAMPLES

Electric power lines lying around the Mexico roundabout threaten to trip over pedestrians right next to the state-owned enterprise in charge of administering it. Nearly half of the Ethiopian populace...

Mar 9 , 2024

BITTER BUBBLES

Foam bubbles near a pedestrian sidewalk around Bole as water infiltrates beneath the asphalt layer with pockets of air causing the eerie phenomenon. While the capital was hit with untimely rainfall ov...

Mar 9 , 2024

TANDEM RAZES

Labourers demolish roadside shops and cafes around Qera as the city administration looks to widen the road. Short-term urban planning is often cited by experts for the lack of harmony between infrastr...

Mar 2 , 2024

PIXELATED PALETTES

A peek of an urban pocket abandoned in the whirlwind of an ever-evolving urban landscape is captured from an angle atop the 12th floor of a Bank's headquarters around Beherawi. Withered vehicles nearl...

Mar 2 , 2024

INFLATION FURNACE

Around Qera, a man cracks up a tiny bonfire in a spirited attempt to render the metallic wires malleable for reuse. Metal scraps became prized inputs after the Ministry of Mines ordered local steel ma...

Mar 2 , 2024

FULL CIRCLE

A striking image of felled trees up on the pedestrian walkway around Bole surprises onlookers accustomed to greener hues. The area was endowed with increasing trees in the lead-up to the African Union...

Feb 24 , 2024

LOOKING GLASS

A public phone around the Gofa Mebrat Hail area evokes memories of a bygone era when access to a global network was not a mere dip into one's pockets. Telecommunication was introduced in 1894, with ne...

Feb 24 , 2024

WHEELING & DEALING

A row of delivery bicycles around the Haya Hulet area await customers looking for services. The significance of incorporating bike lanes becomes apparent in the capital as delivery services have seen...

Feb 24 , 2024

CHASING PAVEMENTS

A crew of public servants mounts a new speed bump around the financial district in the Mexico area. According to a three-year study by the Bloomberg Initiative for Global Road Safety, the Haile Garmen...

Feb 17 , 2024

CLEAR COASTS

Roads get cleared as a fleet of vehicles carrying diplomats makes its way to the African Union Summit held in Addis Abeba. The capital fills up with attendees from all over the world every year, usher...

Feb 17 , 2024

PRESCIENT PALLIATIVES

A road around Cassanchis area receives a quick fix as renovation projects ramp up across the capital. Despite the rarity of cement in the country and inflationary headwinds, road renovations have prog...


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