With economic development in Addis Abeba has come the skyscrapers and luxury hotels that dot the skyline and the streets.
With economic development in Addis Abeba has come the skyscrapers and luxury hotels that dot the skyline and the streets. But wealth also means more consumption and more waste, as the scene in front of the Intercontinental Hotel in Kazanchis demonstrates. A walking distance from the Hotel and the apartment buildings right next to it is a dumpsite crowded with discarded plastic bottles.