NPR's Jason Beaubien reports on a former political prisoner who has spent most of the past three decades working to improve the slums of Addis Ababa , the Ethiopian capital. Activist Jember ...

Whether it’s paving, construction or big infrastructure projects, Addis Ababa is growing fast. ... adding that many existing homes which were built informally are “becoming slums.” ...

From Sian Arulanantham. Sir, - I was interested to read your report "Thirty years on: the valley of death is green pastures" (News, 31 October), which tells of the progress Ethiopia has made since the ...

Climate change is pushing millions of people into cities like Addis Ababa. ... Two women with leprosy are hospitalized in the slum of Northern Addis Ababa in 2007.

Addis Ababa: Death toll hits 113 in rubbish landslide. Rescue teams searching for survivors days after hillside of trash collapsed at Koshe landfill site, burying slum houses.

These slum residents get relocated to large public housing projects on the outskirts of Addis Ababa, cutting them off from jobs in the city. There are lengthy waits for apartments, as even the ...

By Gezahagne Degefu Recognizing the daunting challenges facing Addis Ababa city—be they roads, green areas, ... The corridor development projects aimed to revitalize slum areas.

At first Addis Ababa was a resort town because Menelik’s wife Taytu took a liking to the hot springs of ... It has since become a sprawling metropolis, complete with tall buildings and slums.

Sir, - I was interested to read your report "Thirty years on: the valley of death is green pastures" (News, 31 October), which tells of the progress Ethiopia has made since the devastating famine of ...