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Ethiopians Celebrate a Monthly Car Free Day

Published February 5th, 2019 - 08:04 GMT

Ethiopians mark a monthly event called 'Car Free Day'. The event is designed to promote a healthy lifestyle as well as to combat air pollution and it takes place in Addis Ababa and many other cities across Ethiopia.

This day was instituted by the government of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. It also allowes skateboarders to show off their skills.

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A skateboarder perfoms on a street in Addis Ababaon February 3, 2019 during the third Car Free Day promoted by local NGOs and the Ethiopian Government to appeal a healthy life style and a less air pollution of the capital city. EDUARDO SOTERAS / AFP

A skateboarder perfoms on a street in Addis Ababaon February 3, 2019 during the third Car Free Day promoted by local NGOs and the Ethiopian Government to appeal a healthy life style and a less air pollution of the capital city. EDUARDO SOTERAS / AFP

People take part in an exercise on a street in Addis Ababa on February 3, 2019 during the third Car Free Day promoted by local NGOs and the Ethiopian Government to appeal to a healthy life style and a less air pollution of the capital city. EDUARDO SOTERAS / AFP

People take part in an exercise on a street in Addis Ababa on February 3, 2019 during the third Car Free Day promoted by local NGOs and the Ethiopian Government to appeal to a healthy life style and a less air pollution of the capital city. EDUARDO SOTERAS / AFP

People take part in an exercise on a street in Addis Ababa on February 3, 2019 during the third Car Free Day promoted by local NGOs and the Ethiopian Government to appeal to a healthy life style and a less air pollution of the capital city. EDUARDO SOTERAS / AFP

People take part in an exercise on a street in Addis Ababa on February 3, 2019 during the third Car Free Day promoted by local NGOs and the Ethiopian Government to appeal to a healthy life style and a less air pollution of the capital city. EDUARDO SOTERAS / AFP

People take part in an exercise on a street in Addis Ababa on February 3, 2019 during the third Car Free Day promoted by local NGOs and the Ethiopian Government to appeal to a healthy life style and a less air pollution of the capital city. EDUARDO SOTERAS / AFP

People take part in an exercise on a street in Addis Ababa on February 3, 2019 during the third Car Free Day promoted by local NGOs and the Ethiopian Government to appeal to a healthy life style and a less air pollution of the capital city. EDUARDO SOTERAS / AFP

People take part in an exercise on a street in Addis Ababa on February 3, 2019 during the third Car Free Day promoted by local NGOs and the Ethiopian Government to appeal to a healthy life style and a less air pollution of the capital city. EDUARDO SOTERAS / AFP

People take part in an exercise on a street in Addis Ababa on February 3, 2019 during the third Car Free Day promoted by local NGOs and the Ethiopian Government to appeal to a healthy life style and a less air pollution of the capital city. EDUARDO SOTERAS / AFP

People take part in an exercise on a street in Addis Ababa on February 3, 2019 during the third Car Free Day promoted by local NGOs and the Ethiopian Government to appeal to a healthy life style and a less air pollution of the capital city. EDUARDO SOTERAS / AFP

People take part in an exercise on a street in Addis Ababa on February 3, 2019 during the third Car Free Day promoted by local NGOs and the Ethiopian Government to appeal to a healthy life style and a less air pollution of the capital city. EDUARDO SOTERAS / AFP

A skateboarder performs on a street in Addis Ababa on February 3, 2019 during the third Car Free Day promoted by local NGOs and the Ethiopian Government to appeal a healthy life style and a less air pollution of the capital city. EDUARDO SOTERAS / AFP

A skateboarder performs on a street in Addis Ababa on February 3, 2019 during the third Car Free Day promoted by local NGOs and the Ethiopian Government to appeal a healthy life style and a less air pollution of the capital city. EDUARDO SOTERAS / AFP

People play football on a street in Addis Ababa on February 3, 2019 during the third Car Free Day promoted by local NGOs and the Ethiopian Government to appeal a healthy life style and a less air pollution of the capital city. EDUARDO SOTERAS / AFP

People play football on a street in Addis Ababa on February 3, 2019 during the third Car Free Day promoted by local NGOs and the Ethiopian Government to appeal a healthy life style and a less air pollution of the capital city. EDUARDO SOTERAS / AFP

People walk on a street in Addis Ababa on February 3, 2019 during the third Car Free Day promoted by local NGOs and the Ethiopian Government to appeal a healthy life style and a less air pollution of the capital city. EDUARDO SOTERAS / AFP

People walk on a street in Addis Ababa on February 3, 2019 during the third Car Free Day promoted by local NGOs and the Ethiopian Government to appeal a healthy life style and a less air pollution of the capital city. EDUARDO SOTERAS / AFP

A skateboarder perfoms on a street in Addis Ababaon February 3, 2019 during the third Car Free Day promoted by local NGOs and the Ethiopian Government to appeal a healthy life style and a less air pollution of the capital city. EDUARDO SOTERAS / AFP
People take part in an exercise on a street in Addis Ababa on February 3, 2019 during the third Car Free Day promoted by local NGOs and the Ethiopian Government to appeal to a healthy life style and a less air pollution of the capital city. EDUARDO SOTERAS / AFP
People take part in an exercise on a street in Addis Ababa on February 3, 2019 during the third Car Free Day promoted by local NGOs and the Ethiopian Government to appeal to a healthy life style and a less air pollution of the capital city. EDUARDO SOTERAS / AFP
People take part in an exercise on a street in Addis Ababa on February 3, 2019 during the third Car Free Day promoted by local NGOs and the Ethiopian Government to appeal to a healthy life style and a less air pollution of the capital city. EDUARDO SOTERAS / AFP
People take part in an exercise on a street in Addis Ababa on February 3, 2019 during the third Car Free Day promoted by local NGOs and the Ethiopian Government to appeal to a healthy life style and a less air pollution of the capital city. EDUARDO SOTERAS / AFP
People take part in an exercise on a street in Addis Ababa on February 3, 2019 during the third Car Free Day promoted by local NGOs and the Ethiopian Government to appeal to a healthy life style and a less air pollution of the capital city. EDUARDO SOTERAS / AFP
A skateboarder performs on a street in Addis Ababa on February 3, 2019 during the third Car Free Day promoted by local NGOs and the Ethiopian Government to appeal a healthy life style and a less air pollution of the capital city. EDUARDO SOTERAS / AFP
People play football on a street in Addis Ababa on February 3, 2019 during the third Car Free Day promoted by local NGOs and the Ethiopian Government to appeal a healthy life style and a less air pollution of the capital city. EDUARDO SOTERAS / AFP
People walk on a street in Addis Ababa on February 3, 2019 during the third Car Free Day promoted by local NGOs and the Ethiopian Government to appeal a healthy life style and a less air pollution of the capital city. EDUARDO SOTERAS / AFP
A skateboarder perfoms on a street in Addis Ababaon February 3, 2019 during the third Car Free Day promoted by local NGOs and the Ethiopian Government to appeal a healthy life style and a less air pollution of the capital city. EDUARDO SOTERAS / AFP
A skateboarder perfoms on a street in Addis Ababaon February 3, 2019 during the third Car Free Day promoted by local NGOs and the Ethiopian Government to appeal a healthy life style and a less air pollution of the capital city. EDUARDO SOTERAS / AFP
People take part in an exercise on a street in Addis Ababa on February 3, 2019 during the third Car Free Day promoted by local NGOs and the Ethiopian Government to appeal to a healthy life style and a less air pollution of the capital city. EDUARDO SOTERAS / AFP
People take part in an exercise on a street in Addis Ababa on February 3, 2019 during the third Car Free Day promoted by local NGOs and the Ethiopian Government to appeal to a healthy life style and a less air pollution of the capital city. EDUARDO SOTERAS / AFP
People take part in an exercise on a street in Addis Ababa on February 3, 2019 during the third Car Free Day promoted by local NGOs and the Ethiopian Government to appeal to a healthy life style and a less air pollution of the capital city. EDUARDO SOTERAS / AFP
People take part in an exercise on a street in Addis Ababa on February 3, 2019 during the third Car Free Day promoted by local NGOs and the Ethiopian Government to appeal to a healthy life style and a less air pollution of the capital city. EDUARDO SOTERAS / AFP
People take part in an exercise on a street in Addis Ababa on February 3, 2019 during the third Car Free Day promoted by local NGOs and the Ethiopian Government to appeal to a healthy life style and a less air pollution of the capital city. EDUARDO SOTERAS / AFP
People take part in an exercise on a street in Addis Ababa on February 3, 2019 during the third Car Free Day promoted by local NGOs and the Ethiopian Government to appeal to a healthy life style and a less air pollution of the capital city. EDUARDO SOTERAS / AFP
People take part in an exercise on a street in Addis Ababa on February 3, 2019 during the third Car Free Day promoted by local NGOs and the Ethiopian Government to appeal to a healthy life style and a less air pollution of the capital city. EDUARDO SOTERAS / AFP
People take part in an exercise on a street in Addis Ababa on February 3, 2019 during the third Car Free Day promoted by local NGOs and the Ethiopian Government to appeal to a healthy life style and a less air pollution of the capital city. EDUARDO SOTERAS / AFP
People take part in an exercise on a street in Addis Ababa on February 3, 2019 during the third Car Free Day promoted by local NGOs and the Ethiopian Government to appeal to a healthy life style and a less air pollution of the capital city. EDUARDO SOTERAS / AFP
People take part in an exercise on a street in Addis Ababa on February 3, 2019 during the third Car Free Day promoted by local NGOs and the Ethiopian Government to appeal to a healthy life style and a less air pollution of the capital city. EDUARDO SOTERAS / AFP
A skateboarder performs on a street in Addis Ababa on February 3, 2019 during the third Car Free Day promoted by local NGOs and the Ethiopian Government to appeal a healthy life style and a less air pollution of the capital city. EDUARDO SOTERAS / AFP
A skateboarder performs on a street in Addis Ababa on February 3, 2019 during the third Car Free Day promoted by local NGOs and the Ethiopian Government to appeal a healthy life style and a less air pollution of the capital city. EDUARDO SOTERAS / AFP
People play football on a street in Addis Ababa on February 3, 2019 during the third Car Free Day promoted by local NGOs and the Ethiopian Government to appeal a healthy life style and a less air pollution of the capital city. EDUARDO SOTERAS / AFP
People play football on a street in Addis Ababa on February 3, 2019 during the third Car Free Day promoted by local NGOs and the Ethiopian Government to appeal a healthy life style and a less air pollution of the capital city. EDUARDO SOTERAS / AFP
People walk on a street in Addis Ababa on February 3, 2019 during the third Car Free Day promoted by local NGOs and the Ethiopian Government to appeal a healthy life style and a less air pollution of the capital city. EDUARDO SOTERAS / AFP
People walk on a street in Addis Ababa on February 3, 2019 during the third Car Free Day promoted by local NGOs and the Ethiopian Government to appeal a healthy life style and a less air pollution of the capital city. EDUARDO SOTERAS / AFP

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