Addis Ababa, Dec 19, 2024 (AFP) - The last of Ethiopia's Soviet-era Lada cars

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Leaning under the hood, Tesfahun Assefa checks the oil and the radiator. All good. But when he climbs inside and starts the engine, the Lada coughs and kicks out thick black smoke. Tesfahun, a taxi driver in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, has been driving the iconic Soviet car for nine years. The gear stick is unresponsive, the seats have holes and it struggles to exceed 40 kilometres per hour (25 miles per hour) on hills. "This model is from......

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