It’s a quiet Saturday afternoon at the Club des Cheminots in downtown Addis Ababa, where Chebude Gobeza plays pétanque with a friend as groups of patrons sit around yellow plastic tables, chatting and sipping coffee and beer.
Chebude comes to the Railway Workers’ Club every day, he says, after wrapping up a win. “It’s how I relax and keep fit. I’ve made a lot of friendships here over the years with others who come to enjoy it.”
