I met this young man in Adis on the way to south Africa (The 2009/10 cycling trip)
A city where you can loose all your money or get your next best friends……..
Bjorn @Heidenstrom on Twitter
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Addis Ababa (sometimes spelled Addis Abeba, the spelling used by the official Ethiopian Mapping Authority) is the capital city of Ethiopia. (In Ethiopian languages: Amharic, Addis Abäba [adis aβəβa] “new flower”- the largest city in Ethiopia, with a population of 3,384,569 according to the 2007 population census.
As a chartered city (ras gez astedader), Addis Ababa has the status of both a city and a state. It is where the African Union and its predecessor the OAU are based. It also hosts the headquarters of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and numerous other continental and international organizations. Addis Ababa is therefore often referred to as “the political capital of Africa”, due to its historical, diplomatic and political significance for
