Addis Ababa shows Ethiopia as a land of contrasts

Addis Ababa is a booming, cosmopolitan city in the heart of a poor, rural country, writes Ellie O’Byrne.

In the Bole area of Addis Ababa, gorgeous young women take selfies at a trendy juice bar on their iPads.

Metres away, street children high on exhaust fumes stagger through traffic, hands outstretched beseechingly for alms.