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Jan 3 , 2026

STACK-ON-STACK

A sea of books  from long lost author to recent creative literary work stretches across the plaza in front of New Abrihot Library in Arat Kilo, as eager readers, especially young people, browse stack...

Jan 3 , 2026

CHARACTER SCENTS

In the heart of the holiday frenzy, a larger-than-life Elmo has swapped Sesame Street for the scent aisle, holding aloft a bottle of perfume like it's the season's most coveted gift. Alongside twinkli...

Dec 27 , 2025

HOLIDAY HEAT

The hot chilli pepper that anchors most Ethiopian dishes is spread out under the open sun, laid carefully on the back of a pickup truck. Its deep red glow does more than signal ripeness; it announces...

Dec 27 , 2025

GENEROUS ART

Biniam Belete, founder of the Ethiopian humanitarian organisation Mekedonia, serving the elderly and people with mental disabilities, appears in a graffiti  alongside music legends Ali Birra and Ejig...

Dec 27 , 2025

DUE DILIGENCE

Dashen Bank's headquarters on Sudan Street, just a short walk from the Ethiopian National Theatre and the National Bank, has quietly added an unexpected feature to its streetscape, a row of neatly pla...

Dec 20 , 2025

FUTURE PATH

For the first time in 15 years, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted parliamentarians with a traditional "Namaste" before addressing the assembly, which included ministers, standing committees...

Dec 20 , 2025

FRIENDLY GRAINS

Behind Flamingo Restaurant on Bole Road, which serves everything from European dishes to local delicacy, life unfolds in quieter, subtler rhythms. A woman sits daily with trays of roasted grains, offe...

Dec 20 , 2025

CORPORATE VISIT

On December 12, a busy day marked by Siinqee Bank's annual shareholders meeting behind closed doors, bank officials in suits and ties visited one of the institution's newly acquired buildings on Bole...

Dec 13 , 2025

TIDY CHAOS

The city's beautification efforts now reach even the smallest street markets, where faded stalls and cracked walls are repainted in muted greys. Within a single container, a coffee house brews fresh e...

Dec 13 , 2025

SHADOW QUEUE

Under the relentless midday sun, commuters line up for taxis, navigating streets clogged with traffic and stretched-thin transportation options. What should be a simple ride turns into a daily test of...

Dec 13 , 2025

TIME STOP

Ongoing road construction in Addis Abeba has transformed Taitu Street near Filwuha, where a Hitachi excavator digs into the ground while a red dump truck hauls away debris. The project includes the re...

Dec 6 , 2025

TREE BARRICADES

Renovations along Cape Verde Street near Rwanda Street have left the usually busy route toward Atlas Hotel eerily empty. Fallen and placed trees are moonlighting as traffic barricades, giving the tree...

Dec 6 , 2025

MIXED FLAVOR

Surrounded by students in crisp white jackets, the visiting Italian chef for the 10th Italian Cuisine Week wields his pan like a wand, conjuring a fusion of Italian and Ethiopian flavours. The student...

Dec 6 , 2025

EYE SPY

Sam Vision Eye Clinic provided free eye checkups and a 20 pc discount on prescription glasses at the historic Meskel Square on Jomo Kenyatta Street, a site rich in cultural and religious heritage. Pas...

Nov 29 , 2025

ENERGY WOMEN

Haymanot Tefera (centre), Netsanet Behailu (right), and Selamawit Sileshi (left) stand proudly with their awards at the Ethiopian Women in Energy (EWiEn) annual event held at Hilton Addis Hotel on Nov...

Nov 29 , 2025

SEE THROUGH

In a former lighting showroom a few blocks down from Bambis Supermarket on Jomo Kenyatta Street, renovation work reveals a scene of controlled chaos. Crumbled walls and construction debris lie scatter...


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