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 ...

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 ...

Artist Eyob Kitaba uses salvaged city fragments to explore displacement and memory in his 2026 exhibition "Beneath the Roof" at the Gebre Kristos Desta Center.

This photo taken on Feb. 16, 2025 shows a city view of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia and home to headquarters of the African Union, is surrounded by mountains, and boasts ...

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 ...

With an estimated population of more than 3.7 million people, Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, is home to about a quarter of Ethiopia’s urban population. The city generates well above 29% of ...

This research was funded by the Fonds National de la Recherche Scientifique (FRS - FNRS), the Fondation Wiener-Anspach and the Wenner-Gren Foundation. The population of Africa is booming, but as long ...

About 70% of people in Addis Ababa live in informal settlements that are vulnerable to climate change. Amanuel Sileshi/AFP/ Getty Images Addis Ababa, Ethiopia’s capital city, will likely face ...