The Slow Fade of the Lada

Addis Ababa’s Iconic Taxis Face Retirement The faded blue and white car ambled down Churchill Avenue, its engine emitting a basso rumble. Abebe Sheleme glanced in the rearview mirror, checking on his passengers squeezed into the backseat amongst their sacks of vegetables. After 25 years behind the wheel of this Lada, every bump and grind […]