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Oct 18 , 2025

NEIGHBORHOOD DAMS

Often overlooked in urban homes, jerrycans become priceless where water is a luxury. On the streets of Mekelle, they are hauled on wheelbarrows through neighborhoods that rely on pipes for long-awaite...

Oct 18 , 2025

PEACE TALK

Dawit Merhatsidk, CST Ethiopia Humanitarian Programme Advisor, and Abera Teferi of Adigrat University attend the National Peacebuilding Learning Symposium at the Intercontinental Hotel on October 14,...

Oct 18 , 2025

SWEET BASKETS

At Lafto Vegetable Market, young vendors sit among baskets brimming with ripe papayas and avocados, swapping stories as they display their vibrant produce. With the average Ethiopian consuming roughly...

Oct 12 , 2025

YELLOW SIGNAL

Forget flashy billboards and painted signs. In Mekelle, a single yellow jerrycan resting on a dusty curb does the job just fine. It's the new language of the street—simple, unmistakable, and profita...

Oct 12 , 2025

MARKET MOMENTUM

At the Sheraton, delegates from across Africa joined Minister of Revenues Aynalem Nigussie as she cut the ribbon to launch the Africa Export Competitiveness Report 2024. A bright red ribbon sliced acr...

Oct 12 , 2025

SILENT ANCHOR

A student from Addis Abeba University carries the university's logo across his chest, guiding newcomers with quiet authority. The sun does not only shine on him—it radiates from within. His silence...

Oct 5 , 2025

FROZEN FOCUS

A man and woman, cast in bronze outside Menelik II School in Arat Kilo, inhabit separate worlds, he buried in ink-stained pages, she captivated by the glow of a screen. Side by side yet divided by dec...

Oct 5 , 2025

RECYCLING LEGACY

Lelise Neme, Director General of the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA), and Helen Debebe, State Minister at the Ministry of Urban & Infrastructure, take a closer look at recycled packaging...

Oct 5 , 2025

CHAINED MEMORY

The marble gentleman of Addis Abeba, Piazza area  stands eternally pensive, hand to chest as if swearing loyalty to an invisible audience. In reality, he is the statue of Abune Petros, the Ethiopian...

Sep 27 , 2025

CONCRETE CHAOS

On a soggy morning in Addis Abeba in Torhayloch, three retired utility poles lie proudly on a bed of jagged rubble, daring pedestrians to navigate the city's newest obstacle course. The wet asphalt gl...

Sep 27 , 2025

PRODUCE PARADE

In a colorful corner Gofa neighbourhood, a determined vendor bends low over her vibrant spread, orchestrating a miniature symphony of fresh produce awaiting customers seeking cheap purchases. Crisp gr...

Sep 27 , 2025

SONG TRAVELERS

Middle aged performers travel from small villages to the city, weaving through the streets with tambourines, fresh grass and sticks in hand and voices raised. They share the melodies of holiday tradit...

Sep 21 , 2025

ELECTRIC HUSTLE

Money in hand, a line of eager passengers on Bole road jostles to board the S60 bus on route to Mexico square, each determined to secure a spot on the crowded city route. The scene captures the daily...

Sep 21 , 2025

HUSTLE MARCH

Holding their "money-maker" tools and facing the uncertainty of whatever comes next, laborers stride along the sidewalks of Sarbet, each step carrying a story. From well-worn shoes to patched trousers...

Sep 21 , 2025

PIPE DANCE

Balancing carefully, a lady lifts one leg after the other to cross the worn-out sidewalk of Saris, hopping over the stubborn water pipe that cuts through the path. The pipe, part of the city's aging u...

Sep 14 , 2025

CHAIR FARE

In the streets of Tor Hayloch, wheelchairs once designed to carry people simmer in the rain, gazing out at the street and reminiscing about their past lives. These chairs have rolled into a second car...


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