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 ...

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.

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 ...

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.

From January 9 to 14, 2024, the Hub of Africa Fashion Week (HAFW) was held in the picturesque setting of Addis Ababa. The Ethiopian capital, located some 8,000 feet above sea level, enchanted ...

The historic neighbourhood of Piassa, at the old heart of Addis Ababa, is being taken apart. Workmen are uprooting pipes, felling lampposts and chiselling at façades. One building is being ...

The most prominent of the new, Chinese-backed buildings in Addis Ababa is the headquarters of the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia, which became the tallest building in East Africa when it opened in 2022.

In Addis Ababa, slums are being cleared out to make space for public funded condominium houses. The newly built condo neighbourhoods are distinct from typical neighbourhoods in Addis Ababa: very dense ...