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RIDING WAVES


RIDING WAVES

A man is riding a bicycle in the freshly-polished bike path corridor as he carries a medium-sized advertising board at the back of his cart shadowed by the cloudy weather, around Bole (in front of Sky-light hotel). The Addis Abeba city administration is on a mammoth task of developing the second faith corridor development project under the spirit of unveiling new roads, cycling lanes, and walkways. Plans include 134.4Km of asphalt paving to open up key routes, along with 140.7Km dedicated to cycling lanes. Nearly half of the 566.5hct is earmarked for green spaces, including golf courses, sports fields, forests, and an extensive network of parks and recreational facilities.

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IMPERIAL WITNESS

Excavated earth now surrounds the gilded bronze Lion of Judah Monument near Legehar (La Gare) railway station on Ras Mekonnen Avenue, as preparations get underway to move the monument 60 metres backward to make way for road-widening works. Nothing on the monument itself will change; it will be carefully relocated intact, continuing to face the Addis Abeba Municipality Office. Standing atop a black granite pedestal bearing the likenesses of Ethiopia's last four emperors, the Lion was sculpted by...


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WHEELED EVOLUTION

A bike lane once foreign to Addis Abeba is now busy serving its intended purpose, and then some. Along African Avenue, beside the walls of the Skylight Hotel, a man rides a small electric scooter while another pushes a two-wheeled wheelbarrow loaded with cement sacks along the same lane. Intended exclusively for cyclists, the lane has become an unlikely meeting point for two forms of wheeled transport, leaving one to wonder whether the rules call for a citation or applause. The scene captures a...


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STREET BALLERS

Children kick a ball around the parking lots surrounding Entoto Park, turning an otherwise quiet morning into an impromptu football pitch. One boy, wearing the jersey of St. George Football Club, one of Ethiopia's most decorated teams, is a reminder that football remains very much alive. The government has built football fields across the city, yet it is still common to find people playing in streets, parking lots and open spaces. Perhaps the fields are too costly for some, or perhaps football i...