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Apr 8 , 2024

COSMETIC CRESCENDO

A city at the cusp of an aesthetic reformation is laid bare from the top floor of a high-rise in the capital. The contours of an old city trace the edges of an emerging metropolis as Addis Abeba sheds...

Apr 1 , 2024

OMNI OUTDOORS

Various sports are played late afternoon at the Stadium near Mesqel Square. In a country where soccer reigns as the epicentre of most athletic energy, finding sporting avenues for team activities is o...

Apr 1 , 2024

MINOR NUISANCES

Urbanites patiently queue up for taxis around the Casanchis area drenched in heavy rainfall. Addis Abeba's acute transportation ails have created a resolute populace capable of enduring the harshest o...

Apr 1 , 2024

CONCRETE CHIAROSCURO

Arat Kilo area is poised for an aesthetic makeover as a massive corridor construction pulverises through what some consider urban landmarks, and others regard as antiquated vestiges of a bygone era. A...

Mar 23 , 2024

POLYMER PASTURES

A colourful display of home plasticware is for sale near a tyre retreading plant in the Alem Bank area. Natural and synthetic rubber (Polymer) constitute the major components of the tyre manufacturing...

Mar 23 , 2024

HALLOWED GROUNDS

A gardener near the Addis Abeba Football Stadium waters the greenery around the sporting arena, which has been under renovation for nearly five years. The Stadium was built in 1940 and was home to sev...

Mar 23 , 2024

BANKING VIRTUES

Awash Bank treats its customers to an Iftar ceremony at the Sheraton Addis Hotel, on Taitu St. This year, an Iftar ceremony sponsored by large companies has become usual. Fasting seasons for two domin...

Mar 16 , 2024

END OF AN ERA - PIASSA

Even through its neglected upkeep, Piassa's ambience told a story that cannot be recreated. Most of the landmarks that made Piassa what it is are vanishing into the dust as Addis Abeba is gradually su...

Mar 16 , 2024

CANDOR IN CULTURE

Princess' art exhibition at the St. George Golla Art Gallery hosts curated charcoal paintings by Merid Tafesse. Ethiopia's art history brims with prehistoric markings in the caves of Laga-Oda, Porc-E...

Mar 16 , 2024

FRESH FRONTIERS

Left to right) Misganu Arega, state minister for Foreign Affairs; Hanna Arayaselassie, commissioner of the Ethiopian Investment Commission; and Melaku Ezezew, president of the Ethiopian Chamber set t...

Mar 16 , 2024

FETTERING FORTUITY

The uniforms of butchers who work in the cattle slaughterhouses around Qera are peculiarly hung to dry. The area has seen busier days. As the industry struggles to deal with soaring inflation and a 1...

Mar 9 , 2024

VOLTAIC TRAMPLES

Electric power lines lying around the Mexico roundabout threaten to trip over pedestrians right next to the state-owned enterprise in charge of administering it. Nearly half of the Ethiopian populace...

Mar 9 , 2024

BITTER BUBBLES

Foam bubbles near a pedestrian sidewalk around Bole as water infiltrates beneath the asphalt layer with pockets of air causing the eerie phenomenon. While the capital was hit with untimely rainfall ov...

Mar 9 , 2024

TANDEM RAZES

Labourers demolish roadside shops and cafes around Qera as the city administration looks to widen the road. Short-term urban planning is often cited by experts for the lack of harmony between infrastr...

Mar 2 , 2024

PIXELATED PALETTES

A peek of an urban pocket abandoned in the whirlwind of an ever-evolving urban landscape is captured from an angle atop the 12th floor of a Bank's headquarters around Beherawi. Withered vehicles nearl...

Mar 2 , 2024

INFLATION FURNACE

Around Qera, a man cracks up a tiny bonfire in a spirited attempt to render the metallic wires malleable for reuse. Metal scraps became prized inputs after the Ministry of Mines ordered local steel ma...


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