When Wang Yijun put Ethiopia’s most expensive real estate project on the market, he experienced a strange phenomenon. People preferred the lowest floors over those with panoramic city views. “Power ...
With eyes steeped in reminiscence, 47-year-old Balcha Birru, a father of five, gazes over a neighborhood on the southeastern outskirts of Akaki in Addis Ababa, the capital city of both Ethiopia and ...
In the heart of the Ethiopian capital is a relic of the French-built railway but the government’s grandiose redevelopment plans threaten this friendly club It’s a quiet Saturday afternoon at the Club ...
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, April 13, 2017 (ENS) – Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa, a city of at least 3.4 million residents, is poised to build the first bus rapid transit line in east Africa. Construction ...
The two hyenas moved into the middle of the backstreet that led to my house – between me and my front gate. I froze like the proverbial rabbit in the headlights: I was on foot, alone, and it was close ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. About 70% of people in Addis Ababa live in informal settlements that are vulnerable to climate change. Amanuel Sileshi/AFP/ Getty ...
Gullele Botanic Garden (GBG) is the first of its kind located in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Officially inaugurated and opened to the public in January 2019, it has become increasingly popular among the ...
Street life, Addis Ababa. milosk50 / Shutterstock. The population of Africa is booming, but as long as productivity and employment remain unsteady, “global experts” and economists contend, African ...