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Jan 25 , 2020

Flowery Hearts

An ornamental statue in the shape of the symbolic representation of the heart is standing on Menelik II Avenue, close to the UN Economic Commission for Africa. Flowers are placed all around it, regula...

Jan 25 , 2020

Timqet Eve

Two girls, in traditional attire, dance at the centre of a group on Timqet (Epiphany) celebration, around Gofa condominium in Addis Abeba. The celebration was held on January 20, while the Tabot, mean...

Dec 14 , 2019

IN-PICTURE: LAUREATE'S RECEPTION  

President Sahle-Work Zewde hosted a state dinner reception to congratulate and welcome the Prime Minister on his return home from Oslo, Norway, where he accepted the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize two days ea...

Dec 14 , 2019

LIFTING THE CUP

Sahle-Work Zewde, president of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, receiving the GERD Memorial Cup from Somali Regional State head Mustefe Mohammed on the 14th Nations, Nationalities and Peop...

Nov 28 , 2019

IN-PICTURE: A Rare Moment

A rare and one of a kind moment took place at the Sheraton Addis, where individuals with diverse and contested backgrounds gathered today, November 28, 2019. They claimed the front row at a seminar...

Nov 28 , 2019

A Rare Moment

A rare and one of a kind moment took place at the Sheraton Addis, where individuals with diverse and contested backgrounds gathered today, November 28, 2019. They claimed the front row at a seminar...

Nov 16 , 2019

SHOP ON WHEELS

In the town of Weldia, you do not necessarily have to go shopping. The shop comes to you. Carts with a full complement of clothes and accessories like bags and belts roam the streets in search of cust...

Nov 16 , 2019

THE PLASTIC HOUSE

In the area around Zewditu Hospital in Addis Abeba, this enterprising woman has built a shed for her coffee shop with empty water bottles...

Oct 26 , 2019

BAG TIME

Young street hawkers in Addis Abeba seem to pick different items for different times of the season. Who makes or coordinates this decision? And how come they all seem to carry the same items? No one k...

Oct 26 , 2019

UNITY IS POWER

Tadele Yemer, Ethiopian Industrial Employers Confederation president, Ergoge Tesfaye (PhD), minister of Labour & Social Affairs, and Kassahun Follo, president of the Confederation of Ethiopian Tra...

Oct 19 , 2019

POWER UP

Most days at dusk, this vehicle pulls into a parking spot on the side of one of the busiest streets in Piassa, Addis Abeba and transforms into a supermarket shelf. The products displayed are meticulou...

Oct 19 , 2019

HEALTHY COOKING

At a World Food Day celebration at Magnolia Hotel in Addis Abeba on October 17, 2019, a chef is demonstrating ways of preparing healthy meals. NEED Nutritional, a local nutritional company that is eng...

Oct 19 , 2019

BEAUTIFYING ADDIS

As part of the beautifying project of the city, workers are busy installing metal holders for flower pots and planting flowers in the median divide on Africa Avenue in Bole, Addis Abeba in front of De...

Aug 3 , 2019

Haile G.Sellasie Received a Silver Cup

Haile G.Sellasie (left to right), renowned athlete and buisnessman, received a silver cup from Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD) at the National Palace on July 27, 2019, at an awards ceremony organised...

Jul 27 , 2019

DANCING FOR TREES

Takele Uma, deputy mayor of Addis Abeba, joined the dancing with artists from Hager Fiker Theatre on July 25, 2019, at Menilik Square. The event was organised to dig holes for tree planting in prepara...

Jun 15 , 2019

BULLDOZED! Buffet De La Gare. Alas, it is no more!

It used to be the hangout for the ultra-hip of Addis. The place to see and be seen. Afework Tekele described it as “a small international café with all the trimmings that you find in such similar p...


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