As cities in developing nations grow rapidly, they face the same challenges that Western ones did during the industrial era. Informal neighborhoods pop up, with housing that is cheap but overcrowded, ...
Background: Information on health-seeking behavior and utilization of health facilities in slums of Addis Ababa is scarce, impeding the implementation of effective interventions. The purpose of this ...
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 Teffera is ...
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 dismantled ...
Journal of Community Health, Vol. 43, No. 2 (April 2018), pp. 400-405 (6 pages) Adequate hand washing with soap at five recommended times is particularly important in urban slums in developing ...
NAIROBI/ADDIS ABABA, April 29 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Scores of Ethiopian families are at risk of contracting the new coronavirus after authorities demolished their makeshift houses and left ...
In Addis Ababa, a young woman has made it her mission to protect thousands of abandoned dogs left to roam the streets of the Ethiopian capital. Feven Melese has set up a rare shelter on the outskirts ...
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Addis Ababa, October 20, 2025 (ENA) - Rapid improvements in Addis Ababa's infrastructure and public services are transforming daily life, enhancing mobility, economic productivity, and environmental ...
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