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Nov 3 , 2024

WATER WAGON

A street vendor sells ‘bottled' water from his cart in Mercato, 10 Br per litre. His wagon is stocked with multiple-sized used plastic bottles looking to be repurposed alongside a large filtered wat...

Nov 3 , 2024

WINDSHIELD WIPER

A man balances himself on the front bumper of a brightly colored bus, cleaning its window. Commonly called qitqit, such buses are usually Isuzu brand that have been reporposed from their original obje...

Nov 3 , 2024

MEGENAGNA MAKEOVER

Curious onlookers watch deconstruction and construction work from behind a concrete barrier in Megenagna. City authorities announced the building of an underground pedestrian walkway system to be comp...

Oct 27 , 2024

TIRE-ING SITUATION

Corrugated metal sheets held down by wooden beams, tires, and other materials help give shelter to this home in the Richie neighborhood. The area was known to hold one of the capital's oldest bowling...

Oct 27 , 2024

SIGN SURGE

A group of uniformed workers carefully pull down a sign board around Millenium Hall. The Corridor Development projects around Addis Ababa aim to modernize the city's infrastructure by requiring digita...

Oct 27 , 2024

MARKET MINGLE

Visitors walk around a Moroccan bazaar at the Hyatt Regency hotel featuring thirty Moroccan exhibitors showcasing offerings from leather goods to woodwork and bronze artistry. The capital hosted the i...

Oct 20 , 2024

DIGGING DEEP

A large excavation site in front of the headquarters of the Ethiopian Coffee & Tea Authority around Mexico square has created a small pond while it awaits further foundation work. The project site...

Oct 20 , 2024

DAILY GRIND

A street vendor sells various snacks on the streets of Addis Abeba with an umbrella to shield her and her products from the sun. The assortment includes peanuts, chickpeas, and beans. A common sight i...

Oct 20 , 2024

Demolition Delivery

Cloudy skies hang over a demolition site with debris scattered around. An Isuzu NPR truck, parked on the roadside, is being loaded with wooden posts that would have been part of the construction that...

Oct 13 , 2024

STREET MARKET

An outdoor street market scene around Stadium where various second-hand clothing items are laid out on the ground along a sidewalk for sale. Street side markets are becoming less prevalent with author...

Oct 12 , 2024

GREEN COMMUTE

A man dressed in formal attire rides an electric scooter on Debre Zeit Road in front of Oromia Police Commission headquarters. The road is yet to fall under the purview of Corridor Development which f...

Oct 12 , 2024

UNSAFE CONSTRUCTION

Workers toil on a busy construction site on Africa Avenue. Working with scaffolding, steel reinforcement bars, and wooden formwork, the workers exhibit the collaborative effort and hard work involved...

Oct 6 , 2024

RETIRED CAROUSEL

A misplaced colorful playground carousel with six seats has seen better days in the Mebrat Hail condominium in the Gofa area. Many parents would attest to the dearth of play areas that provide a safe...

Oct 6 , 2024

PORTABLE RELIEVERS

Transportable toilets provide convenience for thousands of attendees at the annual Ireecha festival around Mesqel Square. Organized by the Oromia Culture and Tourism Bureau, the main celebratory point...

Oct 5 , 2024

URBAN RENEWAL

The Piassa area in Addis Abeba is undergoing a major transformation. The once-vibrant neighborhood has been demolished to make way for new development projects. In its place, a large construction site...

Sep 29 , 2024

DELAYED DEVELOPMENT

A would-be road construction in the Gofa vicinity is seemingly forgotten with pedestrians forced to use parts of the previously paved asphalt or brave the dug-up parts in the absence of motorized trav...


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