Addis Ababa is starting to look reaaaaally good

[Barkhadle1520]

Abiy really transformed this city, its probably the most beautiful city in the continent right now, really makes me want to visit, everything is cheap too

 

[Barkhadle1520]

 

[Mohmed]

A lion of a nation, my sincere admiration of Abiy, the king of Africa.

 

[Barkhadle1520]

All the wealth of the country has basically been concentrated in one city, no wonder no one outside of Addis is happy

Ethiopia's national GDP per capita is 900 USD

Addis Ababa's GDP per capita is 11,000 USD and it accounts for 30% of the country's whole GDP

 

[Mohmed]

All the wealth of the country has basically been concentrated in one city

Yea I know lol. Typical of a lot of SSA countries. Step outside of the holy capitol of the kingdom and you'll think you arrived in Slums, India.

 

[Barkhadle1520]

Yea I know lol. Typical of a lot of SSA countries. Step outside of the holy capitol of the kingdom and you'll think you arrived in Slums, India.

Nah generally outside the capital is still primtive and rural in most ssa countries, for example 80% of Ethiopia is still Rural

 

[rin]

i was there in 2022 for layover to somaliland and the on the ground poverty is not shown on those pictures, suprisingly miserable compared to hargeisa.

 

[Barkhadle1520]

i was there in 2022 for layover to somaliland and the on the ground poverty is not shown on those pictures, suprisingly miserable compared to hargeisa.

Where did you go ? also it look really different in 2022 most of this stuff was built after the Tigray war

 

[moosaid]

It's very pretty city and Amharic women are really look good i was there 2024

 

[rin]

Where did you go ? also it look really different in 2022 most of this stuff was built after the Tigray war

I'm not sure about the names of the neighbourhoods but i went to both the very rich places and the places where normal people live and it was night and day. the first day i stayed in a hotel where the actual diplomats were and it looked quite nice and then i went to places where i could actually see people walking around because in the first neighbourhood there were barely any people around and when i went there i saw a lot of beggars and the ground wasn't even paved which is normal for africa i guess but with rain it became very mudy and generally dirty. also in the other poorer neighbourhood in that hotel i was in there was a group of street dogs fighting in front of my hotel and they were barking so loudly i couldnt sleep.

 

[Barkhadle1520]

It's very pretty city and Amharic women are really look good i was there 2024

Didnt you say you tahrib in 2023

 

[Barkhadle1520]

I'm not sure about the names of the neighbourhoods but i went to both the very rich places and the places where normal people live and it was night and day. the first day i stayed in a hotel where the actual diplomats were and it looked quite nice and then i went to places where i could actually see people walking around because in the first neighbourhood there were barely any people around and when i went there i saw a lot of beggars and the ground wasn't even paved which is normal for africa i guess but with rain it became very mudy and generally dirty. also in the other poorer neighbourhood in that hotel i was in there was a group of street dogs fighting in front of my hotel and they were barking so loudly i couldnt sleep.

Yeah half of the city lives in informal housing but the other half is living good ngl

I meant Addis looks good as a tourism thing but I would hate living there, but now with all the stuff they're building Im considering going there someday

 

[wonyluvr]

This is like your second post on Addis’s development wdc We don’t care about Addis not a Somali city post about jigjiga or something

 

[moosaid]

Didnt you say you tahrib in 2023

I left late 2023 until January 2024. I was there for a month.

 

[novanova]

then i went to places where i could actually see people walking around because in the first neighbourhood there were barely any people around

Idk why Addis always looks empty and the few people walking around feel like paid actors

 

[Barkhadle1520]

This is like your second post on Addis’s development wdc We don’t care about Addis not a Somali city post about jigjiga or something

Shut up jealous qumayo

 

[Barkhadle1520]

Idk why Addis always looks empty and the few people walking around feel like paid actors

Theres plenty of traffic and people tho, the streets are just wide so it looks less overcrowded

 

[Rayaale]

Addis is overrated, it’s just like 2 streets which are developed, the rest of the city is congested, dirty and full of slums

 

[Barkhadle1520]

Addis is overrated, it’s just like 2 streets which are developed, the rest of the city is congested, dirty and full of slums

Stop lying its def more than 2 streets, and everyday they build something new

Even if it was only 2 streets can you show me one somali city that remotely looks like this

Instead of being jealous you guys should try to achieve this in your tuulos

 

[Rayaale]

Stop lying its def more than 2 streets, and everyday they build something new

Even if it was only 2 streets can you show me one somali city that remotely looks like this

Instead of being jealous you guys should try to achieve this in your tuulos

Why should I be jealous of them, let me guess you are a lander who’s glazing his masters