{"id":9960,"date":"2019-07-09T19:53:02","date_gmt":"2019-07-09T16:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/?p=9960"},"modified":"2019-07-09T19:53:06","modified_gmt":"2019-07-09T16:53:06","slug":"ethiopia-bans-boda-bodas-in-capital-to-curb-crime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/index.php\/2019\/07\/09\/ethiopia-bans-boda-bodas-in-capital-to-curb-crime\/","title":{"rendered":"Ethiopia Bans Boda Bodas In Capital To Curb Crime"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A ban on motorbikes has come into force in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, aimed at curbing crime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The city&#8217;s mayor said criminals riding motorbikes often robbed people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Takele Uma said businesses would be exempt, but delivery companies say they have been affected &#8211; with their bikes seized by the authorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Motorbikes have become increasingly popular in Addis Ababa as a way of avoiding traffic jams, but are not as common as in many other African cities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Similar bans have been in others places across Africa in a bid to end violent robberies and attacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More than a week before the ban came in, a food delivery company, Deliver Addis,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deliveraddis\/photos\/a.378471779017218\/1118760304988358\/?type=3&amp;theater\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told customers that it was suspending services<\/a>&nbsp;after the authorities seized motorbikes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Monday another food delivery service, ZMall, which delivers food for Pizza Hut,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AMTesfay\/status\/1148219501361733632\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced that they too were no longer taking orders<\/a>&nbsp;because of the ban.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Motorbikes have been outlawed in some cities of Africa&#8217;s most populous country Nigeria for nine years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Lagos, Port Harcourt and Abuja, commercial motorcycles are banned from entering the city centres where they were seen as a means of quick get-away for thieves, reports the BBC&#8217;s Nduka Orjinmo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While in the northern city of Maiduguri they were banned in 2011 to prevent drive-by attacks by the radical Islamist sect, Boko Haram.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These bans have increased the burden on commuters who grapple with heavy traffic that motorcycles were able to avoid, our correspondent says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lagos state relaxed some of its ban, allowing ride-sharing motorcycles to operate under strict regulations, he says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A ban on motorbikes has come into force in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, aimed at curbing crime. The city&#8217;s mayor said criminals riding motorbikes often robbed people. Takele Uma said businesses would be exempt, but delivery companies say they have been affected &#8211; with their bikes seized by the authorities. 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