The trusted digital backbone of everyday life in Addis Ababa — the first place residents turn to discover, follow and understand their city.
New live feeds are being prepared for this board.
“To cultivate absolute trust and digital dignity for the citizens of Addis Ababa, empowering them with a secure, transparent, and seamless ecosystem that redefines their everyday lived experience of their city.”
Verified venues, verified events, verified stories. Whether it is a café, a ticket or a story about your street, what you see on Hey Addis has been checked.
Your time, your data and your safety are treated as the highest priority on the platform.
Clear prices, secure payments and real people behind every booking, so you can plan with confidence.
A place to celebrate what your neighbourhood does well and raise the challenges it is living through — and to see both acknowledged by the people around you.
The app is self-service. These are the engagements where our teams do the work for you.
Get your venue, event or brand in front of residents who are already planning their week in the app.
Further services open alongside new parts of the platform.
Further services open alongside new parts of the platform.
Further services open alongside new parts of the platform.
Further services open alongside new parts of the platform.
The city stories worth your time this week, selected by the Hey Addis newsroom.
The later timetable starts on Monday and runs every 15 minutes after 20:00, with extra staff at the busiest stops.
DOWNLOAD PDF TO READ THE FULL STORY ↓Tickets for the first three plays go on sale this week, with student prices on weekday evenings.
DOWNLOAD PDF TO READ THE FULL STORY ↓The path links two existing sections and adds lighting, seating and a small playground near the bridge.
DOWNLOAD PDF TO READ THE FULL STORY ↓Exporters in the city point to early demand from new buyers and better prices for specialty lots.
DOWNLOAD PDF TO READ THE FULL STORY ↓Places are released in stages, with a separate start wave for first-time runners and families.
DOWNLOAD PDF TO READ THE FULL STORY ↓Our reporters spent a week eating their way through the neighbourhood and talking to the families behind the counters.
DOWNLOAD PDF TO READ THE FULL STORY ↓To build the primary digital and transactional infrastructure for Addis Ababa’s citizens, visitors, and investors — building a secure, modern, and unified city experience under one account.
Check every venue, event and story before it reaches you, so what you see on Hey Addis can be relied on.
Consolidate fragmented city data — venues, menus, public events and local stories — into one place you can trust.
Grow through hyper-local media and community voices, so the platform stays accountable to the people using it.
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