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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...

Nov 22 , 2025

CHILL CREW

In this windy, bone-cold season where the sun seems to negotiate part to play, the mannequins stand wrapped not for warmth but in a desperate bid to keep the dust at bay. The breeze kicks up its usual...

Nov 22 , 2025

PATCH CORNER

Rocks stacked on rocks form what passes for a wall at a small shoe-repair stall tucked under the overhead bridge in Meshualekya adjacent Tilahun Gessesse round about on Ras Biru street. A sheet of hea...

Nov 22 , 2025

DOWN FALLS

A man stands with his hands locked behind his back, the universal posture of deep disappointment, as he studies the metal-sheet wall in front of him, a structure clearly assembled with more optimism t...

Nov 16 , 2025

PAPER CORNER

A stretch along King George VI Street, right in front of Menelik II School, has taken on a new identity. The row once known for supermarkets, vacancy boards, and late-night lounges now hosts shaded re...

Nov 16 , 2025

DETOUR GYM

On Churchill Avenue, near the Gordomme River, the pocket of the city commonly known as Gola Michael, named after the Apostles & Gola St. Michael Church, has slipped into a draining routine. Ongoin...

Nov 16 , 2025

FALLEN HISTORY

The well-known historic building at Meskel Square famously associated with Mengistu Hailemariam's public speeches was originally designed to stand prominently before millions. Although Mengistu's era...

Nov 8 , 2025

PICKUP BAZAAR

White pickup trucks transformed into vibrant mobile stalls under green-white canopies line the streets of Gofa, selling fresh fruits and vegetables while shading them from the scorching sun. These pic...


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