WHEEL TREND


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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MEMORY CRUMBS

A lone worker watches as an excavator tears through the remains of a school in Kebena, cleared to make way for a riverside development project. Once alive with the sounds of classrooms and the rhythm of learning, the building now crumbles quietly. Just like that, its final chapter is written in dust and debris...


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DUST DANCERS

Under the midday sun on a busy Bole sidewalk, a group of street cleaners in bright uniforms pause with their brooms in hand—chatting, sweeping, and blending into the city's rhythm as they quietly shape its face, one piece of litter at a time...


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UPHILL CRUMBLE

At the end of a steep, rocky shortcut near Meshualekya Roundabout, a quiet Sunday market rests, emptied of the weekend's hustle. Here, affordable clothes and everyday goods offer a lifeline for shoppers looking to stretch tight budgets...