Whether it’s paving, construction or big-time infrastructure projects, Addis Ababa is growing fast. High-end apartments and glass-fronted buildings stand where informal shacks once stood. A new metro ...

Ethiopia’s capital city is undergoing a transformation. Addis Ababa is being redeveloped as part of Ethiopia’s broader economic ambitions. Mega road projects, ambitious housing developments and ...

When I got a chance to visit Addis Ababa, Ethiopia’s capital city, as part of a team of journalists from Kenya, I was not sure what exactly to expect. Addis Ababa, which evokes memories of the African ...

Hone Mandefro's research was supported by a Vanier Scholarship from Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council and Wadsworth International Fellowship from the Wenner-Gren Foundation. Concordia ...

Nothing to disclose. The views expressed in the piece are all Ezana's and do not represent their employer's official position. Over the last two decades, Addis Ababa has witnessed rapid socio-economic ...