STALWART PROPELLERS


STALWART PROPELLERS

A used tyre dealer around Qera pushes a pile across the muddy streets undergoing rennovations. The neighbourhood typically attached to the expansive cattle market has a bustling informal sector for vehicle spare parts. Both lines of business have been largely swept up under the galloping aesthetic revival Addis Abeba has been undergoing for the past few months. Several shops have been demolished, hundreds of vendors resettled, and many more informal operators stranded. An aesthetically revivified capital has split public opinion, with some heralding it as an architectural renaissance while others label it as an unaffordable luxury.


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WHEEL TREND

Bridging eras on two wheels — at the entrance of Bole Mini, across from Millennium Hall, a new generation is catching the cycling wave. With smartphones in hand and digital IDs ready, young riders log into the Addis Bike app to rent bicycles for just five cents an hour, cruising as far as Denbel Shopping Centre to then return it to one of the four bike stations in town. Bike lanes meet bold futures in this new urban rhythm...


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SILENT SOLDEIRS

In a world where everything could be a weapon, knives proudly choose the peaceful path... mostly. This holiday season, they're the real MVPs — starring in the great meat showdown: chopping, slicing, and saving us from awkwardly gnawing on bones like wild animals. Who knew metal could be so handy (and so dramatic)...


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SWEET ESCAPE

In the quiet Qera Ox Market, a young man shoulders bundles of sugar cane, each cut to size and priced just right. In a place where the same questions bounce around like a broken record and sweet drinks are as rare and pricey, as treasure, he shows up like a sugary Santa Claus, handing out little bundles of joy to sweeten even the dullest day. His sugar cane isn't just a treat, it's a tiny escape, a sticky reminder that life still holds simple pleasures. With every crisp crunch, the market moment...