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May 24 , 2025

ON THE CLIFF

Tucked beneath a pedestrian overpass around Mexico, a makeshift stall enclosed with corrugated metal and repurposed jerrycans for handwashing clings to a narrow strip of space. As the city transforms...

May 17 , 2025

MEMORY CRUMBS

A lone worker watches as an excavator tears through the remains of a school in Kebena, cleared to make way for a riverside development project. Once alive with the sounds of classrooms and the rhythm...

May 17 , 2025

DUST DANCERS

Under the midday sun on a busy Bole sidewalk, a group of street cleaners in bright uniforms pause with their brooms in hand—chatting, sweeping, and blending into the city's rhythm as they quietly sh...

May 17 , 2025

UPHILL CRUMBLE

At the end of a steep, rocky shortcut near Meshualekya Roundabout, a quiet Sunday market rests, emptied of the weekend's hustle. Here, affordable clothes and everyday goods offer a lifeline for shoppe...

May 11 , 2025

OFF LIMITS

The new park in Casanchis, set to be a hub of leisure and activity, is currently off-limits, with tape blocking its entrance. Residents who had been excited to explore the green space are left waiting...

May 11 , 2025

REPURPOSED PLAY

The former parking lot in the Stadium area now serves as a vibrant football field for local residents. A young spectator peeks through the metal bars, eyes wide with anticipation as the game unfolds b...

May 11 , 2025

BUCKET BLOSSOMS

Walking the fine line between art and hustle, flower vendors make their way past the National Theatre—where the stage isn't the only place for a show! Their vibrant displays capture the attention of...

May 4 , 2025

WOODEN BANKS

In the sunlit streets of Gotera, a young artisan crouches by a neat stack of handmade wooden piggy banks, presenting one to a passerby for 100 to 200 birr. With simple tools and a practical design, hi...

May 4 , 2025

CRASH AFTERMATH

A young shoeshine boy stands by the crossroad where the street light and rail fence at Lancha Debrezit Road lies in disrepair following a car accident, with twisted metal and debris strewn across the...

May 4 , 2025

URBAN TILT

In Qilinto, a fallen streetlight pole leans awkwardly across the pavement, its lamp pointing downward as though bowing to the stacks of construction blocks beneath it. Behind the construction material...

Apr 27 , 2025

WHEEL TREND

Bridging eras on two wheels — at the entrance of Bole Mini, across from Millennium Hall, a new generation is catching the cycling wave. With smartphones in hand and digital IDs ready, young riders l...

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...


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