Massive housing construction in sebeta (http://www.ethiotube.net/video/8903/Massive-Condominiums-Construction--Sebeta)
http://www.ethiotube.net/video/8903/Massive-Condominiums-Construction--Sebeta

This pic makes me excited!
i agree. it finally looks like Addis is getting a real skyline.

That edited landscaping is pretty good Ahadu! I wish people would be more proactive in doing this. I mean, those shops can just hire even a couple of street boys for 3-4 hours and get them to do it. Really cheap to do!

abesha,

I am just venting my anger using the good old photoshop!:)

Very easy & cheap indeed! Our problem is lack of creative minds. Those financially okay people can do so many things to improve by spending with little extra money. Unfortunately, it looks like that they are waiting for Zenawi to do everything. I am not sure whether there it is greed or ignorance that blinded us all.

Wait and see when I moved there!:)


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1-from megenagna-british embassy-qebena-menilik hospital(you can see the roads underconstruction on the previous pages).
2-from qebena-ginfile-arat kilo.
3-from teklehaimanot-abnet-cokacola interchange. (my place).
4-from netherland embassy-yeshi debele-ambo rd.
5-mere-radio bacon
6-from cmc interchange-radio bacon.

source ETV on april 24/2010. total cost 570 milion birr.......................Something hits me on the head - To complete the above projects, it cost them only $57 million dollars!!! Oh my God....Isn't that so cheap?

Massive housing construction in sebeta (http://www.ethiotube.net/video/8903/Massive-Condominiums-Construction--Sebeta)
http://www.ethiotube.net/video/8903/Massive-Condominiums-Construction--Sebeta
nice video habesha. thanks for posting.

at the stadium
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the buildings of meskel sq and beyond in the back
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:cheers:What a beautiful city it's nice and clean.

Ethiopia acts to curb animals in city streets

By Dorcas Ilunga Chileshe

Times of Zambia 16:06 Fri, 30 Apr 2010

ONE of the most striking things about Addis -Ababa, the headquarters of the African Union (AU) is the frequent movement of animals on roads.

In Addis Ababa city, in Ethiopia, it is normal to see animals such as donkeys, goats, sheep and cattle jostling with people on crowded sidewalks.

Driving in this city can be a big challenge as one has to look out for animals that may decide to cross the road suddenly.

The scenario of animals on city roads looks strange to foreigners visiting Ethiopia for the first time and those coming to attend high level meetings at the AU and other international organisations. The scenario also strikes Ethiopians who visit their country after living in other countries for many years.

This trend however, will soon be a thing of the past as the Ethiopian government has now passed a law to curb the movement of animals on city roads.

The new traffic law dictates that animals cannot use the streets and sidewalks but have to be transported to any destination on trucks like in many African countries.

This passing of the law has cheered not only foreigners but also Ethiopians who feel that the movement of animals on city roads is a threat to the health of human beings.

The Ethiopian television and radio has been running some sensitisation programmes to educate the people about the new law.

Chief Traffic Police Public Relations Officer Assesa Mezgeeu recently stated that the people of Ethiopia need massive sensitisation because the law is asking them to do away with a trend they have been practicing for many years.

Mr Mezgeeu said the law which attracts a penalty of 60 Ethiopian Birr (about $5 USD) is in force and that a lot of people who own animals such as goats, cattle or sheep are beginning to change their attitude.

He admitted that the penalty is negligible but added that the idea is not to punish people who own animals but rather to help them develop a better way of looking after their animals so that they do not pose a health risk to human beings.

Prominent business executive in Addis Ababa Ephraim Eshetu commended the Ethiopian government for enacting such a law.

“Being the headquarters of the African Union, one would expect Addis Ababa to be the cleanest city in Africa. The new law to curb the movement of animals on the roads requires urgent implementation,’’ Mr Eshetu said.

But Addis Ababa cattle owner Abraha Hailu says the law will adversely affect the business of many Ethiopians who depend on the sale of animals such as cattle, goats and sheep.

Mr Hailu said Addis Ababa has designated points where animals are sold and that people who own animals have to move them to such places everyday.

He said cattle, sheep and goat owners sell an average of four animals a day and that that hiring a truck in the morning and evening everyday will not be practical.

“Hiring trucks on a daily basis to transport animals to selling points is not practical because it is very costly, most of us will not afford’’, said Mr Hailu.

And a sheep owner Meseret Behailu said that while government’s intention to curb the movement of animals on the roads is good, it should also put in measures to cushion its poor people who depend on the sale of animals for their livelihood.

Ms Behailu said the Ethiopian government should not just copy what is pertaining in other African countries without scrutinising the situation on the ground.

She said other African countries have no animals moving on the roads because people do not depend on animals for their livelihood.

She added that Ethiopia is one of the African countries with a high population of animals and that people depend on these animals to meet their daily needs.

Debate on the law to curb the movement of animals on city roads in Ethiopia will continue but government maintains it is time to keep city roads clean and free from cow dung.

(The Author is the First Secretary for Press at the Zambian Embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia).

http://www.times.co.zm/news/viewnews.cgi?category=7&id=1272607344




I think someone from Addis is reading us!!!!!

Ethiopia acts to curb animals in city streets



I think someone from Addis is reading us!!!!!

Loooooooooooooong overdue!

Mr Mezgeeu said the law which attracts a penalty of 60 Ethiopian Birr (about $5 USD) is in force and that a lot of people who own animals such as goats, cattle or sheep are beginning to change their attitude,[U]
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60 Birr - too small!!

This is the best NEWS ever!! I can see the impact of the law on the city.

Can someone please confirm the NEWS - I just can't believe it!!

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Hi Bekele,
Welcome
Couldn't see your pics - so, did some fix on them. Thanks

These are Beke's first post:)

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Forget about kissing, how about eating? If you urinate, that's fine, you eat, you are a balege.

that is nothing compared to what i saw in some toilets in restaurants and bars, they would rather urinate on the floor than target the toilet provided....too lazy to target...

Exactly, one can piss in public but can't fart in public.

You can't hold the hand of the opposite sex in public, but you can walk with the same sex arm in arm.


You guys are a bunch of comedians.

Urinating in public is better than Eating on the street? what?

Kissing i think thats most of the continent.

You mean i cant walk with my girlfriend or wife in hands? thats a joke.

You guys are a bunch of comedians.

Urinating in public is better than Eating on the street? what?

Kissing i think thats most of the continent.

You mean i cant walk with my girlfriend or wife in hands? thats a joke.
:lol:
^^
60 Birr - too small!!

This is the best NEWS ever!! I can see the impact of the law on the city.

Can someone please confirm the NEWS - I just can't believe it!!

definitely good news. :cheers:

[B]I think someone from Addis is reading us!!!!!


one can only hope

A few pictures courtesy of NEWBUSINESSETHIOPIA on flickr

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havent been on here for ages, but from the pictures it looks like that in 5 or 6 years addis ababa will look like a proper middle income city. it will be just full of concrete and glass buildings, kinda gives me the impression of Seoul or Bangkok - cheap concrete everywhere. has anyone thought about the lifespan of the buildings they are building? do they expect to just rebuild after a few years because if not i hope they keep repainting them

You guys are a bunch of comedians.

Urinating in public is better than Eating on the street? what?

Kissing i think thats most of the continent.

You mean i cant walk with my girlfriend or wife in hands? thats a joke.

He was being sarcastic- it was a complaint that most people felt that way.

havent been on here for ages, but from the pictures it looks like that in 5 or 6 years addis ababa will look like a proper middle income city. it will be just full of concrete and glass buildings, kinda gives me the impression of Seoul or Bangkok - cheap concrete everywhere. has anyone thought about the lifespan of the buildings they are building? do they expect to just rebuild after a few years because if not i hope they keep repainting them

Good God, you're alive! Was worried you had been killed by eating misprepared fugu.

22, mazoria
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towards Meskel square
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by the way, these are from 6 months a go

from Mega building
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wow, Addis is just construction and constructions every corner.

Can someone explain to me please.....! When did this two lanes of Arat Kilo road introduce?????...What is happing in my home-town?????....look at the footpath....I think I am dreaming - somebody please wake me up!

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Why the pedestrians are avoiding the footpath - is that just a bad-habit hard to die.

Now it is time to introduce a penalty for those J-Walkers - don't be shy to use the footpath - It won't Bite !:)

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:rofl: That was exactly the first thing I thought of when I saw both of these pictures. I was going to say the same thing until I saw this. I guess here in the West, we've been accustomed to or conditioned to internalize these seemingly simple concepts so much that we forget how oblivious some people can be to it.

Is it so hard though??? I mean come on. There is a sidewalk and the crazy lady is walking in the center island. WTF!! The other Tigrayan looking woman, I have no idea what her deal is..it's a couple strides away lady. She has no excuse. Get off the friggin road! Jebus.

I'm just trying to visualise some finishing touch.

Hmmmm..... Very lash green grass a way to go.....I guess!

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Amazing demonstration.


I think one major problem down there is that there is probably no institution that handles turfgrass growing and distribution. What they do out here in the west is that upon completion, they simply deliver the necessary swath of turf to cover the newly designated area.

Additionally, since it's usually private property on which the grass is planted, they have an irrigation system that waters the lawn regularly. Such mechanism is probably nonexistent there.

The new traffic laws in Addis say jaywalking carries a fine. But I think there should be a mass sensitisation program on TV and radio to drill it into people's thick skulls.
WTH is so hard about getting your ass on a sidewalk?????????



I'm just as baffled, but I'm trying to understand their complete ignorance for something so conceptually obvious.

This seems to be a matter of reshaping culture and that, I think, will probably take some time, unfortunately.
This of course includes other bad and shameful habits like public defecation, urination and littering.

If you have noticed, almost all Addis car drivers do not know the purpose of having white paint on roads. They think lane-divider paints are there to decorate the road.

LOL This is probably one of my biggest pet peeves. It irks me to near madness whenever I see pictures from back home and see what seems like a near universal state of lane changing....or so it seemed. Little did I know at first that they're not in the middle of changing lanes...they're driving that way!:bash:



Here is another thing ..... bad culture or what?.....:)
If you kiss your girlfriend on the street of Addis, you are a dead meat. But, if you urinate on the street, you are a hero. That to me is a mystery!:)
I wonder if they have implemented a rule of law to solve such a mystery??

I plan on visiting in January. Please tell me you're being facetious. lol

I plan on visiting in January. Please tell me you're being facetious. lol

Hersh,
I am dead serious!
Don't you know that we're so obsessed and proud with a 3000 years old upside-down culture? Everything we do is left-to-right.

Good to see you around.

Two very-very-very skinny ladies. They don't look healthy – am concerned for them. Anorexia? [face is de-pixel-ed for privacy purpose].

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The concept of using road lanes is not existent in Ethiopia. What amazes me is that the city administrators do nothing about it. They put the paint on the road and go home.

By the way, why in God's name do we have one of the main avenues in Ethiopia named after Winston Churchill. A white supremacist, whose sentiment towards people who did not have that albino look, was to say the least racist. "lesser races" as he called us, or "Negroids can find civilization in their little black hearts" in his less racist older years. He probably was not an outstanding racist at the time, as Europe was the master of the whole world, :) (albinos...) Anyway, what I can't stand is naming such an important avenue after a an Albino (ሻሾ)

Better call it after, Menelik, Johannes or some great historic Ethiopian character. Churchill rd? Come on, it makes me sick.

1-from megenagna-british embassy-qebena-menilik hospital(you can see the roads underconstruction on the previous pages).
2-from qebena-ginfile-arat kilo.
3-from teklehaimanot-abnet-cokacola interchange. (my place).
4-from netherland embassy-yeshi debele-ambo rd.
5-mere-radio bacon
6-from cmc interchange-radio bacon.

source ETV on april 24/2010. total cost 570 milion birr.......................Something hits me on the head - To complete the above projects, it cost them only $57 million dollars!!! Oh my God....Isn't that so cheap?
ahadu the all roads combined length is about 25 kilometer so i think its more expensive. the other thing is some of the roads suppose to finished years ago like the 2.5 kilometer teklehaimanot-abnet-coca cola interchange which suppose to finished in 2 years but the local construction company took 5 years .

Two very-very-very skinny ladies. They don't look healthy – am concerned for them. Anorexia? [face is de-pixel-ed for privacy purpose].

http://img243.imageshack.us/img243/3783/12599774.jpg

Skinny? The one on the left looks the slightest bit chubby by American standards (the greatest double-standards on earth).

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The concept of using road lanes is not existent in Ethiopia. What amazes me is that the city administrators do nothing about it. They put the paint on the road and go home.

By the way, why in God's name do we have one of the main avenues in Ethiopia named after Winston Churchill. A white supremacist, whose sentiment towards people who did not have that albino look, was to say the least racist. "lesser races" as he called us, or "Negroids can find civilization in their little black hearts" in his less racist older years. He probably was not an outstanding racist at the time, as Europe was the master of the whole world, :) (albinos...) Anyway, what I can't stand is naming such an important avenue after a an Albino (ሻሾ)

Better call it after, Menelik, Johannes or some great historic Ethiopian character. Churchill rd? Come on, it makes me sick.
:lol: i've always wondered about that!

within the U.N.E.C.A. area
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Great Ethiopian Run 2009-2010
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Across from CMC
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The concept of using road lanes is not existent in Ethiopia. What amazes me is that the city administrators do nothing about it. They put the paint on the road and go home.

By the way, why in God's name do we have one of the main avenues in Ethiopia named after Winston Churchill. A white supremacist, whose sentiment towards people who did not have that albino look, was to say the least racist. "lesser races" as he called us, or "Negroids can find civilization in their little black hearts" in his less racist older years. He probably was not an outstanding racist at the time, as Europe was the master of the whole world, :) (albinos...) Anyway, what I can't stand is naming such an important avenue after a an Albino (ሻሾ)

Better call it after, Menelik, Johannes or some great historic Ethiopian character. Churchill rd? Come on, it makes me sick.


yeah, that makes me sick as well. I believe the naming has a lot to do with the Britain's army involvement during the Italian invasion. I'm sure back then considering how naive we were when it comes to our relationships with the ferenjis (we still are) it wasn't surprising that we ended up having to name one of our main street after a pathetic individual ( an ugly frog looking weirdo at that). I think at some point we definitely need to change it to something that relates to our culture/people. but I'm afraid, considering the average Ethiopian's love for everything white some would resist the change and try to keep it as it is.

yeah, that makes me sick as well. I believe the naming has a lot to do with the Britain's army involvement during the Italian invasion. I'm sure back then considering how naive we were when it comes to our relationships with the ferenjis (we still are) it wasn't surprising that we ended up having to name one of our main street after a pathetic individual ( an ugly frog looking weirdo at that). I think at some point we definitely need to change it to something that relates to our culture/people. but I'm afraid, considering the average Ethiopian's love for everything white some would resist the change and try to keep it as it is.

:rofl: Guys - Eat your heart out. Ethiopians / Abeshas love Winston Churchill!

Winston Churchill Hotel Inaugurated
April 24th, 2010

Posted by: Ezra Alemayehu (ezra@dailyethiopia.com)

A four-star hotel constructed in the metropolis at a cost of 100 million birr was inaugurated here Friday with the presence of senior government officials. The hotel is named after Winston Churchill the former PM of Great Britain.

On the occasion, Owner of the hotel Endale Genemo said the twelve storey hotel has 53 spacious rooms of different levels, conference room, gymnasium, four standard bars and other facilities.

Endale said the hotel created jobs for one hundred employees and will soon add more.

He said the ever increasing international conferences and increment of tourists flow to Addis and most importantly government’s policy are major driving forces for him to engage in the sector.

He said he has envisaged opening more hotels in different parts of the country.

On the occasion, Culture and Tourism Minister Ambassador Mohammed Dirir said Ethiopia is increasingly becoming a tourist destination.

Hence, he said the construction of standardize hotels will contribute for the development of the tourism sector and generate foreign earnings.

He said the ministry will extend all the necessary support for people engaged in the sector.

President Girma Woldegiorgis on his part said the opening of the hotel showed how the private sector is playing key role in the country’s growing economy. -- ENA

^^
Why? Winston Churchill???

...On the occasion, Owner of the hotel Endale Genemo said...

come here so i can smack you!

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come here so i can smack you!

Churchill sent thousands of British troops in order to liberate a country that was meaningless to him. That is why people respect him.

Churchill sent thousands of British troops in order to liberate a country that was meaningless to him. That is why people respect him.

and how many years did he wait to do that? perhaps if he had just told musselini "no" he wouldn't have needed to send any troops at all. but i get your point.

He only did that because Hitler rode his ass for a while. He was like, dang, if only I'd listened to Rastafari! :hilarious

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Churchill sent thousands of British troops in order to liberate a country that was meaningless to him. That is why people respect him.

I respectfully disagree. it seems that thanks to miseducation and propaganda this is the common misconception held by the average Ethiopian in regards to this topic.

if you actually put it in a much larger context Churchill didn't send troops out of goodwill or to "liberate" Ethiopia, but to defeat Italy (which was part of the axis of evil) from every country it invaded in order to end WWII. yeah, white soldiers killing other white soldiers to liberate blacks. that sounds reasonable. the U.S and its allies (Including Britain) fought their enemies in every corner of the world, including Ethiopia. of course they had to come to Ethiopia to be able to defeat Italy. but also, they went to North Africa, the Pacific, Europe, Asia and wherever the Italian, Germany and Japan's army was present.

after all Haile Selassie's practically had to beg for Europeans involvement to stop the genocide of Ethiopians and they refused until war became inevitable.

wow! I can't believe you actually typed that. wow! thanks to miseducation and propaganda this is the common misconception held by the average Ethiopian in regards to this topic.

if you actually put it in a much larger context Churchill didn't send troops out of goodwill or to "liberate" Ethiopia, but to defeat Italy (which was part of the axis of evil) from every country it invaded in order to end WWII. yeah, white soldiers killing other white soldiers to liberate blacks. that sounds reasonable. the U.S and its allies (Including Britain) fought their enemies in every corner of the world, including Ethiopia. of course they had to come to Ethiopia to be able to defeat Italy. but also, they went to North Africa, the Pacific, Europe, Asia and wherever the Italian, Germany and Japan's army was present.

after all Haile Selassie's practically had to beg for Europeans involvement to stop the genocide of Ethiopians and they refused until war became inevitable.


lol the British came to Ethiopia by request of a crying so called "emperor"; the same emperor that deserted his people and allowed them to be colonized for 5 years. After Ethiopia was liberated by British soldiers, it became a British protectorate for one year before officially becoming a state and entering the U.N.

lol the British came to Ethiopia by request of a crying so called "emperor"; the same emperor that deserted his people and allowed them to be colonized for 5 years. After Ethiopia was liberated by British soldiers, it became a British protectorate for one year before officially becoming a state and entering the U.N.


it's really fascinating to see how obsessed you are with the country you passionately hate. wow! what is that all about.

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ahhh! you're breaking my heart with these.


*wipes tears*

lol the British came to Ethiopia by request of a crying so called "emperor"; the same emperor that deserted his people and allowed them to be colonized for 5 years. After Ethiopia was liberated by British soldiers, it became a British protectorate for one year before officially becoming a state and entering the U.N.

Shabia dude,
You better watch your filthy mouth and stop being an offense to a good taste and decency!

We now have a moderator - we can tame & domesticate you from your demented menace shabia-ism behaviour.

Shabia dude,
You better watch your filthy mouth and stop being an offense to a good taste and decency!

We now have a moderator - we can tame & domesticate you from your demented menace shabia-ism behaviour.

I say let him stick round. He will challenge us to refute his claims and wrap them right around his neck. As long as he does not go into boring name calling we can deal with him with facts and words.

ahhh! you're breaking my heart with these.

*wipes tears*

mikey,
Don't cry....there...there....there....:lol:

Tell what, I get so much satisfaction by doing that. I think I need a new sticky thread for that (with the permission of yosef of course:)). I am also thinking to install some advanced architectural design software on my PC - may be CAD........Hmmmm.

I say let ihm Stick round. He will Challenge us to refute His Claims. As Long As He does Not go into Name calling we can deal with ihm wth facts And words.

He can stick arround as long as he is willing to show us (we ethiopians) some respect.

He can stick arround as long as he is willing to show us (we ethiopians) some respect.

His respect ain't worth a shit to any Ethiopian, bus so long as he is here we will deal with his challenges not his farts.

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Ahadu, I think we should collect your photo shop changes and the originals and send them to some city official. What do you think?

This work is Dedicated to mike7743


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Ahadu, I think we should collect your photo shop changes and the originals and send them to some city official. What do you think?

ITA, I was about to say that as well.

lol the British came to Ethiopia by request of a crying so called "emperor"; the same emperor that deserted his people and allowed them to be colonized for 5 years. After Ethiopia was liberated by British soldiers, it became a British protectorate for one year before officially becoming a state and entering the U.N.

'freedom fighter' Trust me, you never fought and won a war and you never will. you are no more than a cold war spillover. don't let it get to your bone head, or else you risk losing what ever you think you have got. you are better off doing some thing to your rotting colonial village Asmara instead of sticking your dirty Shabian nose in our business. cheeers:cheers:

I just find it ironic and beyond pathetic for someone who takes pride in "defeating" his former "colonial masters" (Ethiopians) but yet to stay obsessed with that very nation. isn't that the whole point?

like to stay as far away as possible?

this loser needs to get a life and I'm with Ahadu on this. ban his stupid ass. some people don't know how to have a normal discussion. any other Eritrean brothers who would like to get involved in our forum are more than welcome here but complete moron with different intention need to be handled accordigly.

and also can we not respond to this clown, ever again please?

this is a development thread where we Ethiopians (and our friends) enjoy the accomplishments we have made so far, and dream for a better future for our beautiful and historically amazing nation. if anyone can't handle that all they have to do is to hit the back button and stay away.

This work is Dedicated to mike7743


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great job! like I mentioned in the other thread, I think we have a great opportunity here with like minded individuals to do something. with a little imagination so much can be accomplished. case in point, the picture above.


ITA, I was about to say that as well.


me three.

WOW......What a transformation!
Addis Bird Eye View....starts @0.33
udTIiYOCBCs

Why is ETV always so amedam on the internet? :nuts:

Anyway, that clip was just amazing. I can't believe how fast the city is changing.
With that said, did you hear the narrative? Apparently Addis has 2.73 million inhabitants LOL. AS IF!
It's crazy that the more time passes, the lower the estimates of the city's population are getting. Completely ridiculous.

Addis has at the very least 4.5 million people. That city is crowded to the max.

Those photoshops look so awesome Ahadu, its amazing how quickly those areas are transformed with a little bit of work. The thing about it is that those small touches wouldnt even take too much time or money. I think small businesses that do landscaping and asphalting could benefit if they are given these contracts (which by the way would cost less than most any utility or road project that the City Administration is presently working on).

Focusing on the inner CBD or areas that very important to the cities functioning would obviously be the first part. Other parts of the city can probably be done at later times to give planners some time to complete their vision of the city's growth.

This goes for car parking as well, car garages like we have in the west are relatively inexpensive compared to the benefit they provide by helping improve the flow of traffic, free up space for pedestrians, organize space efficiently, provide revenue for building owners/city administration etc.

Maybe you should go ahead and start that photoshop thread...and maybe you can title it "Addis Ababa photoshop Fantasy" :D

Why is ETV always so amedam on the internet? :nuts:

Anyway, that clip was just amazing. I can't believe how fast the city is changing.
With that said, did you hear the narrative? Apparently Addis has 2.73 million inhabitants LOL. AS IF!
It's crazy that the more time passes, the lower the estimates of the city's population are getting. Completely ridiculous.

Addis has at the very least 4.5 million people. That city is crowded to the max.
:lol: @ amedam, so true. cosign the bolded

Why is ETV always so amedam on the internet? :nuts:

max.

not just on the internet, trust me even on the actual TV screen It is just as bad as on the net. CCTV video on London bus is much clearer than ETV. bear in mind most of the camera crews at ETV are used to operating Kalashnikov not a decent camera.

Those photoshops look so awesome Ahadu, its amazing how quickly those areas are transformed with a little bit of work.

Yosef,
I will have a thread once the forum is re-organized. We may have a photoshop comptetion (on selected shanti street) expressing our virtual wish for the city.

Such a small modification can do so much change - so much so, even the two girls start to look attractive :naughty:(BTW: they look like twins with the same dress:)).

The thing about it is that those small touches wouldn’t even take too much time or money.
^^
Not at all:
Cobblestone / or asphalt (how much?),..... then give me 5 sacks of cement and sand, 2 buckets of paints (yellow and white), probably 1500 tiles, water and a role of grass - I will build the side-walk for free!:) Then, I would hire the two ladies to look after the mini-garden......(2Birr per day of course)

Addis has at the very least 4.5 million people. That city is crowded to the max.
Abesha
The actual population of Addis is 2.7 million. It looks crowded because there is lack of open spaces. Besides - think about it, if you want to walk from Arat Killo to Piazza, for example, how many alternative street do you have - very limited. Addis is not a grid system i.e. a block-by-block city. That's why it looks crowded but not due to it's population. It is a city where you and your relatives, friends, enemies, etc. walk on and use the same road day-in-day out. You do not have a choice except rubbing your shoulders with the other thousands on a single road....:)

Sorry Ahadu, but I disagree with you.

I currently live in Lusaka, where the population is about 1.5 million. Let me tell you, compared to Addis, it feels like I'm in Awassa or Dire Dawa, however I'm expected to believe that Addis has less than twice this population??
Here there are barely any people anywhere, there is almost no active street life, very little built up space, etc. It's so deserted, it feels like a suburb.
Incomparable.

Sorry Ahadu, but I disagree with you.

I currently live in Lusaka, where the population is about 1.5 million. Let me tell you, compared to Addis, it feels like I'm in Awassa or Dire Dawa, however I'm expected to believe that Addis has less than twice this population??
Here there are barely any people anywhere, there is almost no active street life, very little built up space, etc. It's so deserted, it feels like a suburb.
Incomparable.

abesha,
Let me give you an example - Just watch this video clip right at the start:
What happen to the crowed at Goter Junction?? They used to say that Gotera Intersection is the most crowded / Traffic chaos ever. Look what happen now - almost no traffic.

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yousef is doing a good job.
I was lost to get to this thread due to the re-organization of the forum...:)

The amount of cars in Addis is very low compared to other countries because of low income levels and high import taxes. It's not an accurate measure of the amount of people there. Rather look at how densely populated the slums are, followed by how many slums there are in the city. That tells you there are lot and lots of people.

I still disagree :lol:

The amount of cars in Addis is very low compared to other countries because of low income levels and high import taxes. It's not an accurate measure of the amount of people there. Rather look at how densely populated the slums are, followed by how many slums there are in the city. That tells you there are lot and lots of people.

I still disagree :lol:

Oh no...Come on Abesha! Trust me, it is not 4 or 5 million. It is less than 3 million.

If you ended up here in this traffic jam, you definitely believe Addis is chocked.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3018/2881834404_f80bcfb2ba_o.jpg

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Some pics. They are a bit outdated, for instance the Awash bank building is fully completed and operational.

http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/7800/17832294.jpg (http://img20.imageshack.us/i/17832294.jpg/)

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http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/3892/4678266.jpg (http://img18.imageshack.us/i/4678266.jpg/)

I wonder what that huge building behind the Post Office is going to be (left side of picture, across from National Theater). It just keeps climbing.

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We're about to start the kiremt so here's a preview of what to expect. Brrrrr....

http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/4781/2165346.jpg (http://img217.imageshack.us/i/2165346.jpg/)

Abesha
The actual population of Addis is 2.7 million. It looks crowded because there is lack of open spaces. Besides - think about it, if you want to walk from Arat Killo to Piazza, for example, how many alternative street do you have - very limited. Addis is not a grid system i.e. a block-by-block city. That's why it looks crowded but not due to it's population. It is a city where you and your relatives, friends, enemies, etc. walk on and use the same road day-in-day out. You do not have a choice except rubbing your shoulders with the other thousands on a single road....

I hear you...we've the same problem in Dar es Salaam.
We wait until the city is choked and start pointing fingers. A study was done on the impact of congestion and it was found that about Dar is losing $3.5 million due to congestion

which is the tallest building in Addis Ababa now? and is the construction started for CBE?

^^Hey tanzan, thats an interesting point about Dar, what is the population there currently?

The tallest building in Addis presently is the Nani Building (http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/1584/p2231710.jpg) (22 storey) and then probably Awash Banks building (http://i47.tinypic.com/2wlvjbk.jpg). CBE's 42 storey HQ will eclipse both of these when it is completed, construction is expected to begin in 2011..the design was approved recently.

Condos
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Construction site here, right in front of the airport, right at the entrance..maybe Ethiopian Airlines new hotel that it is constructing?
http://i41.tinypic.com/5bp8xh.jpg

a shop called Salem, nice atmosphere
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construction
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Yosef ....
No that is not the new Ethiopian airlines hotel construction site , that is the Ethiopian airport authority building under construction , which is almost finished now.

The airlines hotel construction site is further inlands, adjucent to bole mini

Yosef ....
No that is not the new Ethiopian airlines hotel construction site , that is the Ethiopian airport authority building under construction , which is almost finished now.

The airlines hotel construction site is further inlands, adjucent to bole mini
Oh good. Thanks. I wonder how that Authority building will look in terms of design I mean.

another giant rising
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I'm glad that buildings are getting taller. A 10-12 story is nothing now; people are heading to the 15-20 story range. This would have been unthinkable even just 5 years ago.

I'm glad that buildings are getting taller. A 10-12 story is nothing now; people are heading to the 15-20 story range. This would have been unthinkable even just 5 years ago.
And now that the govt has funding for its 200 buildings of 25-30 storey size for housing, I think that may drive investors to go even higher.
Add to that, the Chinese cement factory just coming online, and other investors cement factories to soon start operation...I think we may be on the eve of alot of new construction in Addis.

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This is really what makes me sick - where is the side walk?
Look at the zebra paint on the left side - how ugly can you get?:ohno:
I don't think they know why they build it in the first place. We can't park or walk on it.:nuts:

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This is really what makes me sick - where is the side walk?
Look at the zebra paint on the left side - how ugly can you get?:ohno:
I don't think they know why they build it in the first place. We can't park or walk on it.:nuts:

not having sidewalks is not that much of an issue, most of the streets in japan have no sidewalks - take a look at this picture

http://www.helpshop.com/c/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/ShitamachiTokyoFlickrSushicamCC-533x800.jpg

as long as you mark out where pedestrians should be its enough, for smaller roads such as this one.

infact many asian cities only have sidewalks on the main boulevards

There is a sidewalk (that needs to be fixed) on the right side of the pic.
The left side has enough space for one in the future as well, (the buildings are far from the road so it seems it's been planned that way).

not having sidewalks is not that much of an issue, most of the streets in japan have no sidewalks - take a look at this picture

http://www.helpshop.com/c/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/ShitamachiTokyoFlickrSushicamCC-533x800.jpg

as long as you mark out where pedestrians should be its enough, for smaller roads such as this one.

infact many asian cities only have sidewalks on the main boulevards

Well that is very bad my friend. I was walking around in the Shinagawa/Shinjuku side streets in Tokyo and they have no damn side walks, it was annoying to all the westerners with me, I was the only one who did mind it because you know, I am from Ethiopia. Japan is a small Island so the narrow type roads in big cities is ok, Ethiopia and most African countries have no such problem and so need side walks as you find in US cities.

Is it me or is Addisaba is becoming bluish, taxis, buildings, the air... Paris looks golden, Tokyo looks gray, Khartoum looks ashy and Rome looks reddish.

Is it me or is Addisaba is becoming bluish, taxis, buildings, the air... Paris looks golden, Tokyo looks gray, Khartoum looks ashy and Rome looks reddish.
:lol:

not having sidewalks is not that much of an issue, most of the streets in japan have no sidewalks - take a look at this picture

http://www.helpshop.com/c/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/ShitamachiTokyoFlickrSushicamCC-533x800.jpg

as long as you mark out where pedestrians should be its enough, for smaller roads such as this one.

infact many asian cities only have sidewalks on the main boulevards

japopian,
That pic is showing you a narrow alleyway - by rule of thumbs, most modern cities with grid system have them. i.e. that, by definition, is a simple an off pedestrian lane.

We are talking about side-walks not alleyways.

not having sidewalks is not that much of an issue, most of the streets in japan have no sidewalks - take a look at this picture

http://www.helpshop.com/c/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/ShitamachiTokyoFlickrSushicamCC-533x800.jpg

as long as you mark out where pedestrians should be its enough, for smaller roads such as this one.

infact many asian cities only have sidewalks on the main boulevards

I disagree. having sidewalks in a crowded city like Addis (or in any city for that matter) is crucial. most people rely on public transportation or walk to their destination. you'll need to prevent them from using/walking on roads that are designed and built for cars so that both drivers and pedestrians can have a pleasant urban experience.

Definitely need sidewalks, what bugs me even more are those unsightly fences for construction.

yeah, I can't believe we're actually debating the need for sidewalks. it's just so obvious.

as for those ugly fences....

-sigh-

don't even get me started, including those disgusting zebra paints and steel fences.

Definitely need sidewalks, what bugs me even more are those unsightly fences for construction.

That is an interesting point. Those constructions companies (be it Berta, Sunshine, Midrock.....etc.) do not realise that fence panel on every construction site is a potential billboard - someone please whisper into their ears!! Hopefully though, private temporary fencing companies will soon emerge and things may change for good. Besides, the city Admin should come up with some sort of regulations and regulate those fences – for the sake of safety at least.

^^Hey tanzan, thats an interesting point about Dar, what is the population there currently?

The tallest building in Addis presently is the Nani Building (http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/1584/p2231710.jpg) (22 storey) and then probably Awash Banks building (http://i47.tinypic.com/2wlvjbk.jpg). CBE's 42 storey HQ will eclipse both of these when it is completed, construction is expected to begin in 2011..the design was approved recently.




Yosef, according to this http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?cityID=2077,
the Bank Misr Building is the tallest building in addis with 29 floors. Any one know where this building is located or have photos?

Yosef, according to this http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?cityID=2077,
the Bank Misr Building is the tallest building in addis with 29 floors. Any one know where this building is located or have photos?

Bank of Egypt?!?

Bank of Egypt?!?

Yes, Misr means Egypt.

Btw, Nice photo gallery you guys have here, lots of nice buildings popping up :)

Yes, Misr means Egypt.

Btw, Nice photo gallery you guys have here, lots of nice buildings popping up :)

The "GE'EZ" language in Ethiopia actually almost always used the name "MISR" instead of Egypt.

In Amharic we use the name "Gbts" ("G" read as in "Glow") not "Egypt" In fact a lot of people in Ethiopia don't know the name "Egypt"

Anyway now that I see "Gbts" and "Egypt" next to each other, the names are actually close.

The "GE'EZ" language in Ethiopia actually almost always used the name "MISR" instead of Egypt.

In Amharic we use the name "Gbts" not "Egypt" In fact a lot of people in Ethiopia don't know the name "Egypt"

In Swahili,its Misri which means Egypt.Is that the old/former name for Egypt?

"Misr" is Egypt in Arabic.

The tallest building in addis is Nani building 22 storey. There is no "Misr" building in addis.

yeah, I can't believe we're actually debating the need for sidewalks. it's just so obvious.

as for those ugly fences....

-sigh-

don't even get me started, including those disgusting zebra paints and steel fences.
yeah theyre pretty bad
Yosef, according to this http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?cityID=2077,
the Bank Misr Building is the tallest building in addis with 29 floors. Any one know where this building is located or have photos?
Im not sure that exists
That is an interesting point. Those constructions companies (be it Berta, Sunshine, Midrock.....etc.) do not realise that fence panel on every construction site is a potential billboard - someone please whisper into their ears!! Hopefully though, private temporary fencing companies will soon emerge and things may change for good. Besides, the city Admin should come up with some sort of regulations and regulate those fences – for the sake of safety at least.
You make a good point, quality construction site management will help those companies earn more future business. What is needed more than anything tho is a comprehensive set of guidelines and regulations like you say for construction areas especially in these city areas where there is alot of pedestrian foot traffic, and then of course enforcement of them.

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Best view ever - sadly with poor pic quality.

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wow ^^ nice one ahadu .good catch :cheers:

Great view, nice find Ahadu!

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That is an excellent view Ahadu, I think its the first real clear view Ive had of Gotera. :cheers:

Nice panorama Yoniii.

houses behind Bole Rd.
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some newer areas, condos and such
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This is a very nice picture, I think it would make a good banner.

the colourful mercato
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City bus starting place.
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http://lh3.ggpht.com/_kmMbZ3HUc68/SLSK-YYBaEI/AAAAAAAAB1U/ck_O2xCZKJM/s912/DSC05179.JPG
anwar mosque in mercato.
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regional bus service station in mercato.
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This is a very nice picture, I think it would make a good banner.

There are better possible shots, capturing the area around Meskel Square and the Bole district where the taller buildings are.

jupiter international hotel. nice hotel:cheers:
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cars assembled by holland car co. in ethiopia.
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emperor menelik's money.
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ethiopian beers.
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INDEED :cheers: source facebook pictures from ethiopia-lets show the world

I don't know about the quality, but the cars actually looks pretty good. Like a standard middle class car..

^^excellent last few pics as usual abnet.
This is a very nice picture, I think it would make a good banner.
yeah that would be a nice one. I think SSC has had only one banner for Ethiopia so far: LINK HERE (http://xl.skyscrapercity.com/index.php?page=banner&do=archive&search_country=ET)

It would be nice to get at least 1 more.

The ugliest thing ever built in the city of Addis!

Speaking art and architecturally wise it is a pure junk. Insignificant in terms of history. I do not understand why a priority is given to a four wheels wooden canon while ignoring the actual history maker - the brutal Tewodros? Wouldn't be better to have the image of the King himself (like Minelik or Abuna Petros) rather than some a makeshift canon?
The best monument would be - The King himself, victims of the King like the Oromos and other minorities reflecting and reminding us his brutality, and of course the 20+ innocent European prisoners and their children (some say close to 23 children were jailed together with their parents - one an interesting thing is that Tewodros also jailed two of the half-cast kids belong to John Bell who used to be an advisor and best friend of Tewodros - I wonder why???? Remember, John Bell had an Abesha wife with two kids. After John Bell was killed by a shifta, King Tewodros took his revenge and massacred 2000 innocent civilians. That was well documented in the letter he wrote [bragging of course] to the Queen of England). Later, Bell's children (half white and half black) were rescued by the British army and taken back to England – I wonder if their descendents still exist somewhere in England. That would be a fantastic research topic to Addis Ababa University students to investigate such part of history – unfortunately, today’s students keep regurgitate what ever written for them. For example, how many of you guys know that King Tewodros had five illegitimate children. How come we don’t know about them? I picked up quiet a number of historical books written by Abesha researchers and checked – Nothing. They still chewing what Megistu Hailemariam used to tell them. What a Shame!


The reason that we need a monument is to reflect and remind the generation such a hidden history. So, for me, this four wheels thingy is just an ugly junk, insignificant and irrelevant at best! It doesn’t reflect a true history!


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^^
When you think about it, this hideous thing is really funny :lol:. What is that pile of cement / rubble junk under the cannon? As far as I know, the canon (i.e. Sebastopol - BTW, an European name:nuts:) was a hand crafted killing machine build by a forced labour. The one in the pic, funny enough, looks designed with the help of a Computer Aided Design software - look at how it is well crafted and casted out.:lol:
Who build this grossly offensive to decency and morality anyways?? Where is creativity and honesty for God sake?:ohno:

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^^
Ouzo is a national alcohol of Greek. In fact, the origin of the Amharic word Araki is from Greek or Turkish word rakia. Why an Abasha made Katikal is named after a Greek alcohol - any history behind it??????

P.S. Personally, hate alcohol! I wonder why people are investing in such unhealthy area. Even so its up to them to invest their money in any way they want to & help out the unemployed, but it is ironic to notice such an investment gets priority than a basic agriculture.

Why are you automatically assuming it's Greek or Turkish and Abeshas adopted it? It could be the other way around you know.
We really need to automatically stop assuming that everything in Africa (not just Ethiopia) is a result of foreign influence. It could be, could also not be. Don't assume without any evidence. We are not doing ourselves any favors by doing that.
Keep in mind that women distill alcohol (i.e. areke) in the middle of the countryside, in areas where they've never even heard of Greece or Turkey.

Why are you automatically assuming it's Greek or Turkish and Abeshas adopted it? It could be the other way around you know.
We really need to automatically stop assuming that everything in Africa (not just Ethiopia) is a result of foreign influence. It could be, could also not be. Don't assume without any evidence. We are not doing ourselves any favors by doing that.
Keep in mind that women distill alcohol (i.e. areke) in the middle of the countryside, in areas where they've never even heard of Greece or Turkey.

Abesh,
What's your point? Be clear - would you? There is no assumption here. Go and read some facts. Ozou is a national alcohol of Greek for centuries. I'm trying to find why a modern day Ethiopia is adopting the name? Why such question is pushing you to the edge? /or were you intoxicated with Ozou while you were writting? :)

We really need to automatically stop assuming that everything in Africa (not just Ethiopia) is a result of foreign influence.
Who is assuming here - did I? Abesha, what a load of %$#@ you are talking about for God sake? BTW: There is nothing wrong to be positively influenced by foreign culture /or technology - it just part of the dynamics of history. People in Ethiopia, for example, still believe an Indian made silk-umbrella is holly/divine & must exclusively be left for church ceremonies - such myth need to be seen from different perspective (eg. influence of Indians on Ethiopian church) - you can't simply cover up what’s already visible just for sake of denying foreign influence.

Keep in mind that women distill alcohol (i.e. areke) in the middle of the countryside, in areas where they've never even heard of Greece or Turkey.
:lol:
Funny when you are trying to give out a millennium old intellectual property illegally. Distillation invented in Ethiopia.......give me a break will you? A second millennium Babylonian invention goes directly to Abesha - out of the blue!....Our dear friend Abesha, I think, is one of those Ethiopians who still believe James Bruce is the father of Blue Nile – what else can I say?:)

Taking out Turkey's and Greek's influence from the daily life of Ethiopians Ha......well, sorry to tell you that you do not have a clue what you are talking about – Please do stop reading that yellow book titled “From King Tewodros to King Haile Selasie”. You have the wrong book babe:naughty:

yeah, I can't believe we're actually debating the need for sidewalks. it's just so obvious.

as for those ugly fences....

-sigh-

don't even get me started, including those disgusting zebra paints and steel fences.

Would you rather live in the Bronx were everyday day a cop pulls to your door asking questions and what's the point of sidewalks. There just a waste of money. They don't keep people safe. Just paint a white damn line and the side of the road and call it a walkway.

Fences are fences. WTF cares what they look like they're not your fences so don't worry about it.

^^
Ouzo is a national alcohol of Greek. In fact, the origin of the Amharic word Araki is from Greek or Turkish word rakia. Why an Abasha made Katikal is named after a Greek alcohol - any history behind it??????

P.S. Personally, hate alcohol! I wonder why people are investing in such unhealthy area. Even so its up to them to invest their money in any way they want to & help out the unemployed, but it is ironic to notice such an investment gets priority than a basic agriculture.

someone sucks at health. FYI Alcohol is healthy Just not in large amounts.

Beautiful pics! I've always wanted to visit this place... looks so interesting

Also about the ouzo... its history lies with the Mediterranean. Lebanon, Cyprus, Turkey and Greece (and Macedonia) have been producing it for centuries. And Iraq, Iran and Egypt followed suite decades later. Of course each country has its own term for naming it.. Greece is ouzo, egypt is zibib.. lebanon is arak. :)
So the question still is out there, why didn't they change the name to something more.. ethiopian?

Would you rather live in the Bronx were everyday day a cop pulls to your door asking questions and what's the point of sidewalks. There just a waste of money. They don't keep people safe. Just paint a white damn line and the side of the road and call it a walkway.

Fences are fences. WTF cares what they look like they're not your fences so don't worry about it.

what in the world are you talking about? I had to read your post more than twice just wrap my head around it. jeez. for your information, I lived in New York at some point and I'm trying to see the relationship b/n NYPD and sidewalks in Addis. you watch way too many American TV cop shows. either you have no idea what you're sayin or you were typing this half sleep. I hope it's the latter. so let me try to help, if you're trying to imply that crime infested neighborhoods need to have fences in order to protect residents of that area, well you don't know jack about Addis, which in turn makes your point rather dull. because if you do, you would realize that Addis is a city with one of the lowest crime rates in the world. besides how can you have fences in the middle of downtown?

"paint a white line and call it a sidewalk"?.... uhm, what?!? I'm trying not to be rude, but are you somewhat retarded?

seriously, take some time, gather your thoughts and make another post stating your objection to sidewalks. I'd love to heat a different opinion regarding this issue, as long as you're able to make a reasonable and well thought out argument.

someone sucks at health. FYI Alcohol is healthy Just not in large amounts.

really?! wow! you're an extremely smart guy, thanks for pointing that out to Ahadu, Captain Obvious!




http://somecallmeduh.files.wordpress.com/2007/10/captainobvious.jpg

what in the world are you talking about? I had to read your post more than twice just wrap my head around it. jeez. for your information, I lived in New York at some point and I'm trying to see the relationship b/n NYPD and sidewalks in Addis. you watch way too many American TV cop shows. either you have no idea what you're sayin or you were typing this half sleep. I hope it's the latter. so let me try to help, if you're trying to imply that crime infested neighborhoods need to have fences in order to protect residents of that area, well you don't know jack about Addis, which in turn makes your point rather dull. because if you do, you would realize that Addis is a city with one of the lowest crime rates in the world. besides how can you have fences in the middle of downtown?

"paint a white line and call it a sidewalk"?.... uhm, what?!? I'm trying not to be rude, but are you somewhat retarded?

seriously, take some time, gather your thoughts and make another post stating your objection to sidewalks. I'd love to heat a different opinion regarding this issue, as long as you're able to make a reasonable and well thought out argument.

No offence you read my comment wrong.

antique cars in addis. can u remember their name?
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs313.snc3/28299_402081873562_245347308562_4022545_1887057_n.jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs313.snc3/28299_402088088562_245347308562_4022790_5064945_n.jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs323.ash1/28299_402099588562_245347308562_4023174_2385237_n.jpg

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Abesh,
What's your point? Be clear - would you? There is no assumption here. Go and read some facts. Ozou is a national alcohol of Greek for centuries. I'm trying to find why a modern day Ethiopia is adopting the name? Why such question is pushing you to the edge? /or were you intoxicated with Ozou while you were writting? :)


Who is assuming here - did I? Abesha, what a load of %$#@ you are talking about for God sake? BTW: There is nothing wrong to be positively influenced by foreign culture /or technology - it just part of the dynamics of history. People in Ethiopia, for example, still believe an Indian made silk-umbrella is holly/divine & must exclusively be left for church ceremonies - such myth need to be seen from different perspective (eg. influence of Indians on Ethiopian church) - you can't simply cover up what’s already visible just for sake of denying foreign influence.


:lol:
Funny when you are trying to give out a millennium old intellectual property illegally. Distillation invented in Ethiopia.......give me a break will you? A second millennium Babylonian invention goes directly to Abesha - out of the blue!....Our dear friend Abesha, I think, is one of those Ethiopians who still believe James Bruce is the father of Blue Nile – what else can I say?:)

Taking out Turkey's and Greek's influence from the daily life of Ethiopians Ha......well, sorry to tell you that you do not have a clue what you are talking about – Please do stop reading that yellow book titled “From King Tewodros to King Haile Selasie”. You have the wrong book babe:naughty:


Whatever Ahadu.
Forget it. I won't bother.

Whatever Ahadu.
Forget it. I won't bother.

dear Abesha, don't let him get in to you. He's probably the one who's high.

Why the heck are we arguing over distilled liquors? :nuts:

Everybody is angry and so I will be angry too..........Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrr :bash:

I can't help but notice how defensive we are in this forum. We are all here to learn something. Obviously we don't know everything but when someone points out with strong evidence that we are wrong, I think we should thank the other person for correcting us and move on. Coz this forum is looking more like a fight than a discussion.

I can't help but notice how defensive we are in this forum. We are all here to learn something. Obviously we don't know everything but when someone points out with strong evidence that we are wrong, I think we should thank the other person for correcting us and move on. Coz this forum is looking more like a fight than a discussion.

Exactly... ደም እንደሸተተው አንበሳ "ኳ" ባለ ቁጥር የምናጓራ ከሆነ የትም አንደርስም። የአምዱ አስተናባሪ ጠብ ያለሽ በዳቦ ያዘሉትን ትችቶች ቢያወጣቸው ጥሩ ነው።

Supposed to be photo trend for Addis Ababa and now we turned to debating about the name of a liqueur.

Come one bring us some new pictures of Addis

I want to Thank most of the contributors of this trend. Most of the picture reminded me my beloved addis. :lol: in a positive way!

we seem to be having a little debate in here about alcohol :lol:

view toward Dembel, not sure what the building on the distant left is
http://img256.imageshack.us/img256/6284/p5020011j.jpg

Ethiopia Hotel. new building going up near National Theater is visible in the background..another u/c building visible just down the road
http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/1838/img0205l.jpg

In that last pic, the fenced-in area in blue tin next to Ethiopia hotel (left bottom corner of pic) is where the CBE hq is going to go up.

Aerial View of Addis Ababa..

oMLfVXFuU4s

:cheers:

Awesome! You can tell we need more density, we have to get rid of the shacks!

http://i45.tinypic.com/o5w2h2.png

What is this?! It's amazing, next to Meskel Square!

Can it be the new AU HQ?

Some pictures in Bole.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4031/4696252174_11a03b161a_b.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4042/4690582012_e038efecbf_b.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4015/4689940285_dbe4b693ab_b.jpg

Yonii- no, that's that's in Lideta.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4042/4620620241_79107aae46_o.jpg

Ras Makkonen Street.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3355/4620621083_724313ce26_o.jpg

http://www.flickr.com/photos/40564186@N04/4698208287/sizes/l/

Awesome! You can tell we need more density, we have to get rid of the shacks!

http://i45.tinypic.com/o5w2h2.png

What is this?! It's amazing, next to Meskel Square!
I think it's the Oromo cultural center constructed by Alamoudi.

I think it's the Oromo cultural center constructed by Alamoudi.

I found this..

Oromo nationals visit Oromo Cultural Center under construction at a cost of over 168.7 million Birr

Addis Ababa, March 13, 2010 (Addis Ababa) - Oromo nationals living in Yeka Sub-city of the Addis Ababa City Administration visited on Saturday the Oromo Cultural Center which is under construction here in Kirkos Sub-city of the metropolis.


The new cultural center, which comprises nine building blocks will have a museum, theater room, library, language academy, assembly hall, restaurant, and parking lot with a capacity of serving up to 400 vehicles at a time, is under construction on 41,000 sq. meter area of land.

The main objective of the visitation is to acquaint the Oromo nations with the on-going development activities of the Oromia regional government, EPRDF’s Public Relations Advisor with the Sub-city, Dereje Abera told ENA.

Dereje urged Oromo nationals on the occasion to be organized in associations and play their level best toward ensuring speedy and sustainable development in the region as well as in preserving the language and culture of the Oromo nation.

The Oromo nationals vowed to rally behind the incumbent Ethiopian government in efforts toward making the country become one of the middle income earning nations of the world in the shortest time possible.

About 40 percent of the construction of new cultural center, which is launched in Nov. 2008 at a cost of over 168.7 million Birr, has already been finalized.

Some pictures in Bole.


http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4015/4689940285_dbe4b693ab_b.jpg



Given the difference it would make, How difficult is it to get rid of that dead tree?

Ethiopia Hotel. new building going up near National Theater is visible in the background..another u/c building visible just down the road


Ethiopia Hotel is one shitty Hotel. Stuff have bad attitude, facilities are all worn out, smells like muck. Everyone of these government Hotels are in bad shape, Harambee, Ethiopia, Wabe Shebelle, Ras, Fil wuha. All in extremely terrible shape. In Harambee Hotel the front desk reservation clerk wanted a bribe to let us stay for the normal price. He asked me proof of nationality, when we told him my Bother is a citizen he asked him for birth certificate, although he had his Metawekiya... haha.

Ethiopia Hotel is one shitty Hotel. Stuff have bad attitude, facilities are all worn out, smells like muck. Everyone of these government Hotels are in bad shape, Harambee, Ethiopia, Wabe Shebelle, Ras, Fil wuha. All in extremely terrible shape. In Harambee Hotel the front desk reservation clerk wanted a bribe to let us stay for the normal price. He asked me proof of nationality, when we told him my Bother is a citizen he asked him for birth certificate, although he had his Metawekiya... haha.

Birth certificate? Are you serious?!!? :ohno: It's sad though, the practice of charging ferenji exorbitantly higher prices than Ethiopians. I remember going to Ethiopia in 06'- my mother (I was travelling with her and my grandfather, who lives in Addis) told me to stay quiet when they were booking the room, so they could get the lower price. It's sad, really is, we need a strong anti-corruption culture in Ethiopia.

The Ethiopia Hotel has wonderful architecture however, as do all the Ghion hotels (though I wish the corridors to the rooms were enclosed- we got very wet walking to our room in Gondar). Food was good and cheap (about 100- when it was 8 to the dollar- birr for a large breakfast for the three of us at the Tana), the rooms weren't nearly dated as the reviews on TripAdvisor make them sound, they had a good Ethiopian chic to them, but the bathrooms were sub-par and the televisions were what- 12 inches big?

http://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/01/5f/43/90/hotel-exterior.jpg
See what I mean by them being enclosed? Makes the difference between a glorified motel and good hotel. All and all a through 2.5 star setup at all of the Ghion hotels, some 3 and 4 star elements, other 1 and 2 and 0 star. :lol: With better management and a couple of improvements, I could see the Ghion hotels be a thorough 3 1/2 star set up by western standards.

Ethiopia Hotel is one shitty Hotel. Stuff have bad attitude, facilities are all worn out, smells like muck. Everyone of these government Hotels are in bad shape, Harambee, Ethiopia, Wabe Shebelle, Ras, Fil wuha. All in extremely terrible shape. In Harambee Hotel the front desk reservation clerk wanted a bribe to let us stay for the normal price. He asked me proof of nationality, when we told him my Bother is a citizen he asked him for birth certificate, although he had his Metawekiya... haha.

You guys have a hotel called harambee? Interesting.

You guys have a hotel called harambee? Interesting.

Yeah, I always wondered how the word became so familiar/common in Ethiopia. If I understand correctly, it means "working in unity" in swahili, right?

In that last pic, the fenced-in area in blue tin next to Ethiopia hotel (left bottom corner of pic) is where the CBE hq is going to go up.

oh is that where they are putting it up? nice location near awash and midroc hq to add to nascent bussiness/financial district.
I could imagine there being some good filling in for that area in the future.

Nice video yoniii. It looks like some of it was maybe filmed from nani building top level.

http://i50.tinypic.com/9gxa2c.jpg

http://img812.imageshack.us/img812/2676/p5020013.jpg

oh is that where they are putting it up? nice location near awash and midroc hq to add to nascent bussiness/financial district.
I could imagine there being some good filling in for that area in the future.

Nice video yoniii. It looks like some of it was maybe filmed from nani building top level.

It said it was from a helicopter.

I found this..

I hope I can visit it if that's what it is, I don't think I know or appropriate Oromo culture enough... nor do many Ethiopians.

http://wikimapia.org/p/00/00/58/74/32_big.jpg

The Bedilu Building... an architectural masterpiece.

It said it was from a helicopter.
yeah some of it is definitely from a moving helicopter, others look like still shots from a high location..especially the shots that focus on meskel square

I heard they are supposed to build a tall observation structure (sort of like the space needle in Seattle or CN tower in Toronto) over Gotera.
that will be a pretty good observation area for Addis in the future.

yeah some of it is definitely from a moving helicopter, others look like still shots from a high location..especially the shots that focus on meskel square

I heard they are supposed to build a tall observation structure (sort of like the space needle in Seattle or CN tower in Toronto) over Gotera.
that will be a pretty good observation area for Addis in the future.

Ooh, do you know of any more projects "they are supposed to build"- the ones you can't find on Google?

Ooh, do you know of any more projects "they are supposed to build"- the ones you can't find on Google?
They are scattered all through out in random place (the internet, addis ababa publications, etc.) it only takes a little digging to find them.

For example: The observation tower was mentioned during the Gotera junction inauguration, it is on ethiotube during the event.

If I find anymore I'll make sure to post em.

Ahhhh... here (http://www.addisfortune.com/Vol%2010%20No%20475%20Archive/To%20Compliment%20its%20New%20Look%20Confusion%20Square%20Gets%20a%20Tower.htm)is an article.

To Compliment its New Look Confusion Square Gets a Tower


A tower approximately 57 metres high is going to be erected at the Gotera Interchange, by the Addis Abeba City Roads Authority (AACRA). The tower will give people a birds’ eye view of the interchange and will be used as a downtown recreational centere.


The Gotera Interchange, officially called the Nations, Nationalities Square was officially inaugurated on May 31, 2009.


The estimated cost of the tower is 15 million Br. It is expected to have a recreational centre which the public can use and a tower which will give people the ability to see the design of the interchange which took 22 months to construct.

“The construction of the tower might start by the end of this year,” Fekade Haile (Eng.), general manager of AACRA, told Fortune.


However, officials at the Authority have not yet made up their mind between two possible designs for the tower. One design is being presented from the Shanghai Construction Group of China, a Chinese construction firm that did the construction of the interchange. Another design is being created by the authority’s architects.


The tower will have elevator service, the General Manager said, to be used to go to the top and look down on the design of the interchange with overpasses on an area that formerly consisted of the shambolic road that won it the name “Confusion Square”.


The interchange’s structure was constructed with a cost of 170 million Br covered by the Chinese government except for 35 million Br which the City Government spent on the compensation and resettling the people who used to live around the area. The cost for the design and research for the interchange accounts to 11.5 million Br.


The 8.1kms long road with two over passes was inaugurated last Sunday in the presence of Kuma Demeksa, mayor of the city, and Degefe Bula, speaker of the House of Federation, after it has already been opened for traffic on May 1, 2009.


The Gotera tower will become Addis Abeba’s first and will stand in the middle of one its busiest roads.


The tallest tower in the world is the 553 metres tall CN tower in Toronto, Canada. It is made of concrete and was built in 1976; followed by Ostankino and Oriental Pearl, which are 540 metres and 467 metres tall in that order . These towers, found in Moscow, Russia and Shanghai, China are both made from concrete and were built in 1967 and 1995.

Only 57 M? A 275m tower would be good here (http://maps.google.com/maps?q=9.037058%2C38.810055&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wl). Or Downtown. But 57 m is a joke.

I think it's the Oromo cultural center constructed by Alamoudi.

I think almoudi failed to honor his word and the state government decide to built it using tax payers money with 10 high standard high schools scatterd all over addis which are supposed to offer class in afan oromo.

I read it in reporter news some time ago!

I hope I can visit it if that's what it is, I don't think I know or appropriate Oromo culture enough... nor do many Ethiopians.

http://wikimapia.org/p/00/00/58/74/32_big.jpg

The Bedilu Building... an architectural masterpiece.


These government run buildings are on the verge of collapse, there is no maintenance been done on them at all. :ohno:
I suggest they return this buildings back to their former owners.

Looks like a very beautiful building.

No offence you read my comment wrong.

:lol: :nuts: This guy is funny!

Abesh,
What's your point? Be clear - would you? There is no assumption here. Go and read some facts. Ozou is a national alcohol of Greek for centuries. I'm trying to find why a modern day Ethiopia is adopting the name? Why such question is pushing you to the edge? /or were you intoxicated with Ozou while you were writting? :)


Who is assuming here - did I? Abesha, what a load of %$#@ you are talking about for God sake? BTW: There is nothing wrong to be positively influenced by foreign culture /or technology - it just part of the dynamics of history. People in Ethiopia, for example, still believe an Indian made silk-umbrella is holly/divine & must exclusively be left for church ceremonies - such myth need to be seen from different perspective (eg. influence of Indians on Ethiopian church) - you can't simply cover up what’s already visible just for sake of denying foreign influence.


:lol:
Funny when you are trying to give out a millennium old intellectual property illegally. Distillation invented in Ethiopia.......give me a break will you? A second millennium Babylonian invention goes directly to Abesha - out of the blue!....Our dear friend Abesha, I think, is one of those Ethiopians who still believe James Bruce is the father of Blue Nile – what else can I say?:)

Taking out Turkey's and Greek's influence from the daily life of Ethiopians Ha......well, sorry to tell you that you do not have a clue what you are talking about – Please do stop reading that yellow book titled “From King Tewodros to King Haile Selasie”. You have the wrong book babe:naughty:


Ahadu I agree with you I think Ozou was brought by the Greeks in Ethiopia

Yeah, I always wondered how the word became so familiar/common in Ethiopia. If I understand correctly, it means "working in unity" in swahili, right?

Right on! It was our national motto in Kenya and was used to drive development in the early years after independence. A huge chunk of schools, hospitals e.t.c. were built through 'harambee' initiatives.

Im guessing for Ethiopia, it had some communist meaning. Then again Haile Selassie and Jomo Kenyatta were close pals and might have popularised the word during their time in power in their respective countries.

Right on! It was our national motto in Kenya and was used to drive development in the early years after independence. A huge chunk of schools, hospitals e.t.c. were built through 'harambee' initiatives.

Im guessing for Ethiopia, it had some communist meaning. Then again Haile Selassie and Jomo Kenyatta were close pals and might have popularised the word during their time in power in their respective countries.

No man, we took it from Kenya. Haile Selassie and Kenyatta were very close. The slogan Harambee was used in Ethiopia during the King's reign. Roads and Hotels were named that way. There is a major road called Haile Selassie avenue in Nairobi.

http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/5791/roadn.png (http://img268.imageshack.us/i/roadn.png/)

down the road to Lafto
http://i46.tinypic.com/o9ivfd.jpg

Tewodros square
http://i50.tinypic.com/so4t1d.jpg

nice greenery
http://img63.imageshack.us/img63/6963/1000069e.jpg

I see some work here for Ahadu's photoshop lol
http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/9242/cimg5871.jpg

nice pictures yosef!

let me add some. this hotel built in 1993 and i work in it as a day laborer. the owners name is zuber and every time he travel abroad and see something fascinating he will come and tell us to built just like that :nuts: some people in ethiopia not suppose to the money they have .anyways i am happy to see the hotel finished and became the old airport landmark.
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs324.ash1/28373_430401947036_278648017036_6207663_295781_n.jpg
ras hotel area in 360 view.
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs314.snc3/28373_430403622036_278648017036_6207749_4242319_n.jpg
the golf club in old airport.
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs324.ash1/28373_430403627036_278648017036_6207750_487060_n.jpg
black lion hospital one of the biggest hospital in addis.
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new homes.
http://hphotos-snc3.fbcdn.net/hs325.snc3/28873_424151267036_278648017036_6041348_800054_n.jpg
demera in addis.
http://hphotos-snc3.fbcdn.net/hs305.snc3/28873_424151247036_278648017036_6041346_1609570_n.jpg
source facebook the ethiopia they never show you.

Hej Abnet ,
very small world , Zuber is a family member , the hotel is doing very fine ,Zuber is branching to health industry.He renovated his office at kaliti and turned it into his residence ,i admit he did a good job ,modern minimalistic architecture, the guy is full of ideas.
anyway cheers

Thanks abnet. Thats pretty cool Vildana, Umma hotel is nice btw.

Here is the website: http://ummahotels.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=frontpage&Itemid=1

a nice pic from kolfekeranyo (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kolfekeranyo/) at flickr:

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4036/4720047021_7e826c6a8c_b.jpg

Addis in desperate need of sheep lane.

http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/5453/2935252080e44eaf9d70b.jpg

I love this building....note the little tree on a lion's back... a windblown soil on a concrete can grow trees..yet we can't grow enough to feed ourselves...hahh
http://img820.imageshack.us/img820/970/4139962143695c9d303fb.jpg

Hej Abnet ,
very small world , Zuber is a family member , the hotel is doing very fine ,Zuber is branching to health industry.He renovated his office at kaliti and turned it into his residence ,i admit he did a good job ,modern minimalistic architecture, the guy is full of ideas.
anyway cheers
Wow vildana indeed a small world ! i didn't know we are chatting with the big boses here :lol:. and good to here zuber is expanding when i go ethiopia one of my plan is spending a week in the uma hotel. I hope they will give me discount for my hard work :) did u know how much is the room rate for a night i check the website yosef provide and i couldn't get the price.

Wow vildana indeed a small world ! i didn't know we are chatting with the big boses here :lol:. and good to here zuber is expanding when i go ethiopia one of my plan is spending a week in the uma hotel. I hope they will give me discount for my hard work :) did u know how much is the room rate for a night i check the website yosef provide and i couldn't get the price.

They have a very professional website; (http://ummahotels.com/) it looks like the hotel is very professional as well. Good western quality.:)

Well there is no doubt that modern Ethiopian culture was influenced by other cultures especially by those of the west. Like many non western countries we are influenced by the west but I would argue that the degree of influence is low compared with other countries. If you look at Ethiopian music from the 60’s, its clear to see the influence of Funk, R&B and soul music in Ethiopian music but those who were influenced were creative enough to take the influence and fuse it with our own culture there by making it distinct. Being influenced is not a bad thing, we should be influenced by positive developments.

Abesha, I agree with you. Some idiots are quick to judge without any evidence, I have even heard some Europeans talking about external influence on a few of our architectures, with out giving any reasonable explanation.

They always underestimate the ability of Black Africans. Recent studies indicate that Ethiopian architecture is very unique and different from those whom they assumed might have influenced our building style. So don’t mind these kind of yefrnj amlakiwoch. :wallbash:




Abesh,
What's your point? Be clear - would you? There is no assumption here. Go and read some facts. Ozou is a national alcohol of Greek for centuries. I'm trying to find why a modern day Ethiopia is adopting the name? Why such question is pushing you to the edge? /or were you intoxicated with Ozou while you were writting? :)


Who is assuming here - did I? Abesha, what a load of %$#@ you are talking about for God sake? BTW: There is nothing wrong to be positively influenced by foreign culture /or technology - it just part of the dynamics of history. People in Ethiopia, for example, still believe an Indian made silk-umbrella is holly/divine & must exclusively be left for church ceremonies - such myth need to be seen from different perspective (eg. influence of Indians on Ethiopian church) - you can't simply cover up what’s already visible just for sake of denying foreign influence.


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Funny when you are trying to give out a millennium old intellectual property illegally. Distillation invented in Ethiopia.......give me a break will you? A second millennium Babylonian invention goes directly to Abesha - out of the blue!....Our dear friend Abesha, I think, is one of those Ethiopians who still believe James Bruce is the father of Blue Nile – what else can I say?:)

Taking out Turkey's and Greek's influence from the daily life of Ethiopians Ha......well, sorry to tell you that you do not have a clue what you are talking about – Please do stop reading that yellow book titled “From King Tewodros to King Haile Selasie”. You have the wrong book babe:naughty:

Well there is no doubt that modern Ethiopian culture was influenced by other cultures especially by those of the west. Like many non western countries we are influenced by the west but I would argue that the degree of influence is low compared with other countries. If you look at Ethiopian music from the 60’s, its clear to see the influence of Funk, R&B and soul music in Ethiopian music but those who were influenced were creative enough to take the influence and fuse it with our own culture there by making it distinct. Being influenced is not a bad thing, we should be influenced by positive developments.

Abesha, I agree with you. Some idiots are quick to judge without any evidence, I have even heard some Europeans talking about external influence on a few of our architectures, with out giving any reasonable explanation.

They always underestimate the ability of Black Africans. Recent studies indicate that Ethiopian architecture is very unique and different from those whom they assumed might have influenced our building style. So don’t mind these kind of yefrnj amlakiwoch. :wallbash:


agreed. unfortunately, for the most part, there aren't a group of "black" people who love whites as much as Ethiopians do. a white person can do no wrong in an Ethiopian's eyes. such a mindset can attributed to Ethiopia's unique history and relationship with outsiders, so it can be excused in that respect. but in today's day and age one would think this naive view of outsiders held by many almost to a degree of worshiping would be challenged by independent thoughts. so far that hasn't been the case. it's unfortunate, sad and almost pathetic.

agreed. unfortunately, for the most part, there aren't a group of "black" people who love whites as much as Ethiopians do. a white person can do no wrong in an Ethiopian's eyes. such a mindset can attributed to Ethiopia's unique history and relationship with outsiders, so it can be excused in that respect. but in today's day and age one would think this naive view of outsiders held by many almost to a degree of worshiping would be challenged by independent thoughts. so far that hasn't been the case. it's unfortunate, sad and almost pathetic.


How did you come to that conclusion my brother? Isn't that generalization?
We Ethiopians don't worship no race except respect them by their deeds.

...They always underestimate the ability of Black Africans. Recent studies indicate that Ethiopian architecture is very unique and different from those whom they assumed might have influenced our building style. So don’t mind these kind of yefrnj amlakiwoch. :wallbash:
that's what pisses me off! Ethiopian (and many other African forms) have much to offer but when you look at the bulk of contemporary structures you get crap like that embarrassment in Yamoussoukro

How did you come to that conclusion my brother? Isn't that generalization?
We Ethiopians don't worship no race except respect them by their deeds.
I agree. I don't recognize this "white man worship" thing among Ethiopians at all.

How did you come to that conclusion my brother? Isn't that generalization?
We Ethiopians don't worship no race except respect them by their deeds.

I wouldn't call it generalization but more of an observation. I understand the need to get defensive but this is a reality within our culture. it's frustrating to me, to say the least. again, it goes back to our weird relationship with outsiders. the whites to many Ethiopians are the people who bring food aid, clothes and adopt kids, not the people who enslave and exploit others. that distinction/awareness was never there, hence the result of subconsciously accepting of white's superiority. you can't sit there and tell me that is not the case. an Ethiopian woman is encouraged to marry a white person but would be outcasted for doing the same with an African. even though both men can have the same status and financial means. the average Ethiopian feels a bit superior to an African (please tell me if I'm lying), even though Ethiopia is also responsible for destroying the image of Africa. I can go on and on and on... again, not acknowledging these facts doesn't help any of us. being self critical is really important in building a much more sophisticated and balanced society.

Being self-critical is good, but we shouldn't also go overboard.

I don't recognise that white worship you seem to see. We definitely have a colorism problem though within our own society.
However, in my experience, Habeshas are actually quite derisive of any non-Habesha, including whites. I've heard all sorts of comments towards White that would definitely be classified as racist.
Maybe the reality in your family or community is different, but I grew up in Addis and I haven't seen what you claim.

OTOH, we definitely have a problem with how we see other Africans, and that's quite universal in the country from my experience. The only Africans we "accept" are Somalis, Djiboutians, Sudanese, etc. That has to change for sure.

Anyway, let's not threadjack this thread any further yet again. This discussion belongs in the social issues forum.

I wouldn't call it generalization but more of an observation. I understand the need to get defensive but this is a reality within our culture. it's frustrating to me, to say the least. again, it goes back to our weird relationship with outsiders. the whites to many Ethiopians are the people who bring food aid, clothes and adopt kids, not the people who enslave and exploit others. that distinction/awareness was never there, hence the result of subconsciously accepting of white's superiority. you can't sit there and tell me that is not the case. an Ethiopian woman is encouraged to marry a white person but would be outcasted for doing the same with an African. even though both men can have the same status and financial means. the average Ethiopian feels a bit superior to an African (please tell me if I'm lying), even though Ethiopia is also responsible for destroying the image of Africa. I can go on and on and on... again, not acknowledging these facts doesn't help any of us. being self critical is really important in building a much more sophisticated and balanced society.

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i have to disagree mike7743.
i talk for my self and most of my country men whom i know.
i think we are more relaxed and open toward whites than other african brothers are , this is because we dont carry colonial bagages.
we see our selves more equal even sometimes superior to whites.i see and feel that even now where i live and work.
since 6th grade have been with many diffrent nationalities mostly whites never saw them as superior , my school friends didnt have any problem either
concerning marriage i have to disagree again , my sister is married to an african , her husbund got accepted by the family whereas i got married to a white person had a problem, my wife still isnt fully accepted.
cheers

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i have to disagree mike7743.
i talk for my self and most of my country men whom i know.
i think we are more relaxed and open toward whites than other african brothers are , this is because we dont carry colonial bagages.
we see our selves more equal even sometimes superior to whites.i see and feel that even now where i live and work.
since 6th grade have been with many diffrent nationalities mostly whites never saw them as superior , my school friends didnt have any problem either
concerning marriage i have to disagree again , my sister is married to an african , her husbund got accepted by the family whereas i got married to a white person had a problem, my wife still isnt fully accepted.
cheers

sorry to hear about your personal issues but you're case is the exception. as for Ethiopian's view of Africans, I don't have to look further, there were comments that were made against Africans in this very thread by this page's contributors using Amharic a few pages back. I won't be rude enough to re-quote just to prove a point but these issues do exist and are ridiculous when out in the larger context.

anywhoo, let's get back to enjoying pics.

Wow vildana indeed a small world ! i didn't know we are chatting with the big boses here :lol:. and good to here zuber is expanding when i go ethiopia one of my plan is spending a week in the uma hotel. I hope they will give me discount for my hard work :) did u know how much is the room rate for a night i check the website yosef provide and i couldn't get the price.

am sure spending a week at the hotel will be rewarding , experincing the hotel in a different setting and perspective will in my opinion satisfy you
to be honest i dont know the going rate now ,i presume average rate of around 50 dollar.

uuuummmm can we please stick to pictures of addis ababa???

i came here to see pictures not follow a discussion. if you there is a topic you want people to discuss please start your own thread

thank you

^^ Thanks, ITA

uuuummmm can we please stick to pictures of addis ababa???

i came here to see pictures not follow a discussion. if you there is a topic you want people to discuss please start your own thread

thank you

Lol I've been thinking the exact same thing. I keep coming here for pics thinkin there are updates but it's just responses after responses.

Ugh..now I'm contributing to the problem.

ah well

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The cathedral in the capital city of Addis Ababa, built in the 1930s.

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In addis by the time they finish constructing new buildings it looks very old!:lol:
:ohno:

In addis by the time they finish constructing new buildings it looks very old!:lol:
:ohno:

Because they have no concept of cleaning and maintenance.

In addis by the time they finish constructing new buildings it looks very old!:lol:
:ohno:
I meant the one on the left, I think it looks relatively new. The orange building doesn't.

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^^:ohno:
Two mid-class Ethiopians (probably from Somali Killel) enjoying casual cup of coffee (as all Ethiopians do) in a trendy area - but the Ferenji photographer is writing rubbish otherwise!

The writer sounds like some opposition type, and you sound like a Woyane hack, Ahadu. You know, the original Woyane from the 1940's were traitors, rebelling while we were still fighting holdover Italian partisans.

A lot of foreigners who go to Ethiopia take a couple of pics and then write a lot of BS. The problem is that Ethiopians who go back neither take pics, nor write blogs or whatever on their trip.
This is one part of grassroots branding, and we suck at it.

I've seen a pic of Nani bldg where the foreigner explains that there is a lot of construction in Addis, owned by the Chinese, just like the one in the pic. I was like WTF. They just invent it on the spot. :ohno:
Foreigners are not even allowed to own property.

Curteousy of Addisalem - picasa

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Brand new road from Mexico to Pushkin Square - courtesy of Joaquim - flickr

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The new oromo culture center, i was in addis when they put the foundation stone for the second time around 21/2 year ago after Midroc failed to honor their promise. I think to wait Midroc for 3 years were a waste of time, I wish the same has been done for the city center development in Pissa on that huge key urban land, rather than letting it being wasted for 12 years. too sad!
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At last and finally some hope - a neighbourhood without fences! The city Admin should use this as a model and start implementing some sort of height restriction on fences to selected areas - at least.

I wish the same has been done for the city center development in Pissa on that huge key urban land, rather than letting it being wasted for 12 years. too sad!

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^^ So has the construction started yet in Piassa? That post was from January 18..

^^ So has the construction started yet in Piassa? That post was from January 18..
^^
Good question.
Does anyone know?

^^
Good question.
Does anyone know?

the

^^
Good question.
Does anyone know?

The development has already began. The reason it took so long to start was the issue of moving telephony and water lines which runs in that land and the authorities had a problem addressing this issue for very long time.

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These are the best pictures of addis I have seen so far in this site!
Well done!

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^^^^ wow!! thanks Ahadu that is amazing photo. can you tell where and whose is that?

^^^^ wow!! thanks Ahadu that is amazing photo. can you tell where and whose is that?

That's the UN Economic Commission for Africa, adjacent to Africa Hall on Menelik II Ave.

Think Addis Ababa is a great city. Though it has many poor regions, they remain clean compared to most other cities

I wouldn't call it generalization but more of an observation. I understand the need to get defensive but this is a reality within our culture. it's frustrating to me, to say the least. again, it goes back to our weird relationship with outsiders. the whites to many Ethiopians are the people who bring food aid, clothes and adopt kids, not the people who enslave and exploit others. that distinction/awareness was never there, hence the result of subconsciously accepting of white's superiority. you can't sit there and tell me that is not the case. an Ethiopian woman is encouraged to marry a white person but would be outcasted for doing the same with an African. even though both men can have the same status and financial means. the average Ethiopian feels a bit superior to an African (please tell me if I'm lying), even though Ethiopia is also responsible for destroying the image of Africa. I can go on and on and on... again, not acknowledging these facts doesn't help any of us. being self critical is really important in building a much more sophisticated and balanced society.


Am sorry but......How Can Ethiopians feel superior to Africans yet Ethiopia is poorer than most African states?

Am sorry but......How Can Ethiopians feel superior to Africans yet Ethiopia is poorer than most African states?
As you can see from the replys, his opinion isn't shared with most people here. Some Ethiopians feel superior to anyone, not only Africans. I guess it has more to do with past history than economic development. I dare to claim that No other country in our region reps Africa as hard as Ethiopians, and this is not something new. I guess we got it from our ancestors that died defending this continent, not only Ethiopia.

Mintali, it has nothing to do with economics. Ethiopia has been poorer than other countries for the past maybe 60-70 years out of our 3000 years. It's not about money.

As you can see from the replys, his opinion isn't shared with most people here. Some Ethiopians feel superior to anyone, not only Africans. I guess it has more to do with past history than economic development. I dare to claim that No other country in our region reps Africa as hard as Ethiopians, and this is not something new. I guess we got it from our ancestors that died defending this continent, not only Ethiopia.

I don't give a crap if my opinion is shared by you or anyone else. I'm stating facts and what I have observed. since I too am one I should know it as much as you or anyone else. whether or not you're comfortable with that is solely up to you. how can you state on the first part of your post that no one shares my views and then admit that might be the case by the end of it? not to mention reitretating the same point I made earlier about the reasoning for Ethiopians feeling the way they do.




anyways, enough with this. let's get back to enjoying pictures.

Am sorry but......How Can Ethiopians feel superior to Africans yet Ethiopia is poorer than most African states?

Sir / Madam,
This thread is strictly dedicated to issues related to anything that is happening in Addis - construction, culture, people, etc.......

We have a Buna Bet (coffee house) main thread - go there vent your feeling as much as you want - Please start a thread there related to Ethiopians' attitude (general) towards fellow Africans. We'll join you!

Render looks impressive, but the actual construction……I don’t know - looks too skinny, short & can't see the layers on the main building.......am I missing something here?

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What's going on here?

How come MesQel Square looks so muddy and ridiculously neglected. What a shame?:ohno:

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I don't give a crap if my opinion is shared by you or anyone else. I'm stating facts and what I have observed. since I too am one I should know it as much as you or anyone else. whether or not you're comfortable with that is solely up to you. how can you state on the first part of your post that no one shares my views and then admit that might be the case by the end of it? not to mention reitretating the same point I made earlier about the reasoning for Ethiopians feeling the way they do.




anyways, enough with this. let's get back to enjoying pictures.
Point I was trying to make was that your opinon obviously wasn't a common one, since most people didn't agree with you. Not saying your laying. Second part was about some Ethiopian maybe feeling superiority to everyone else and not just SS non-Ethiopian Africans.

That's because the construction pic is a profile pic. You are seeing it from the side and comparing it with a frontal render.
Render looks impressive, but the actual construction……I don’t know - looks too skinny, short & can't see the layers on the main building.......am I missing something here?

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That's because the construction pic is a profile pic. You are seeing it from the side and comparing it with a frontal render.

Hersh - I am not sure about that. If that is a side-view, still, we should be able to see the curvature. On the redender, you can see they have about 9 layers with different hieght cascaded one behind the other & smoothly bending. I can't see that feature shapping up on the actual building - looks too narrow to accomodate such feature. What we are seeing is just small boxed-side-windows.

Hersh - I am not sure about that. If that is a side-view, still, we should be able to see the curvature. On the redender, you can see they have about 9 layers with different hieght cascaded one behind the other & smoothly bending. I can't see that feature shapping up on the actual building - looks too narrow to accomodate such feature. What we are seeing is just small boxed-side-windows.

It looks just fine to me. Look at the side view.

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Won't this be Addis's tallest when finished?

It looks just fine to me. Look at the side view.


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Simfan, yours is much confusing.

Have a look & compare A and B. If B is the side view, What happen the triangular shape of the top? I am trying to rotate it in 3D. It just doesn't make sense.

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Simfan, yours is much confusing.

Have a look & compare A and B. If B is the side view, What happen the triangular shape of the top? I am trying to rotate it in 3D. It just doesn't make sense.


It is very simple really. What you have highlighted as "B" is actually the curvature of the building not the side profile. Now, once you visualize that you can see the slope from back to front at the top of the structure forms the "triangle".

It is very simple really. What you have highlighted as "B" is actually the curvature of the building not the side profile. Now, once you visualize that you can see the slope from back to front at the top of the structure forms the "triangle".

OKAY...now, that doesn't make sense either - B doesn't add up with known drawing views:

Front view
Back view
Top view
Bottom view
Right side view
Left side view
Isometric

If it is not a side-view, then, what's the point of having B there? i.e. I can see the curvature from front view, if the building is rotated, the curvature can not be hidden totally by the side view. In other words, A is front view. Then rotate that to the right or to the left to get a side view - that gives you B with the dome in the middle now visible but B doesn't give you a complete picture of the main building – but looks rather like a sliced column.

What's going on here?

How come MesQel Square looks so muddy and ridiculously neglected. What a shame?:ohno:

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Well, Addis' main roads are usually much better than that. I would guess that this resulted from construction work or a leaky dump truck, etc.

^^ The road from Meskel Square to Saris is under construction, so I'm sure it's just the runoff.

Some older photos (1-2 years)

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Nice update yosef addis is looking good except the transportation nightmare. specially at night if you live a little bit in the suburb its expensive and tirsome. i live in karakore which is on the southwest side of addis which heads to jimma, and if i have some things to do in the city(and i have always something to do in town :lol:) and stay upto 9 ,10 o'clock its unthinkable to get the minibuses so i have to pay upto 100 birr( around 8 dollars) to the small taxis to get to home. i can't wait they build that train and fix this nightmare.

Nice update yosef addis is looking good except the transportation nightmare. specially at night if you live a little bit in the suburb its expensive and tirsome........
Abnet
Do people still fight for a mini-bus / or a bus to go from Arat Kilo to Piazza - which is a 10min walk?

Looking back, it makes me laugh me paying for a taxi for those short distances - like from Arat Kilo to Sidist Kilo or from Sidist Kilo to Piazza via Afnicho Ber or going from Piazza to Merkato / Ras Theater or going from Mexico to MesQel square/Stadium. I was young but so damn freaking lazy to walk!!:)

i love this one

Abnet
Do people still fight for a mini-bus / or a bus to go from Arat Kilo to Piazza - which is a 10min walk?

Looking back, it makes me laugh me paying for a taxi for those short distances - like from Arat Kilo to Sidist Kilo or from Sidist Kilo to Piazza via Afnicho Ber or going from Piazza to Merkato / Ras Theater or going from Mexico to MesQel square/Stadium. I was young but so damn freaking lazy to walk!!:)

ኣሀዱ የደረሰበት ነዉ የሚያቀዉ። ያኔ ከ4 ኪሎ 6ኪሎ በጠራራ ጠሃይ በየቀኑ ስኩዋትን መፈጠሬን እስክጠላ እማረር ነበር።

Kobil in Addis? Nice!

Nice Forum....very Interesting

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They do not even pave the roads! :ohno:

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Land clearance

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To think I was once worried about the lack of low-cost homes.

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My head hearts just watching these pics. Adisaba is a MESS right now.

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addis is under some serious construction!!!