In the harsh, arid highlands of what was once Ethiopia, a distinct nexus of hyper-capitalist power endures in the year 2060. Elevated and isolated, the region offers stark, clear views of the night sky, now perpetually scarred by the dense debris field of the Kessler Syndrome – millions of tiny white dots reflecting sunlight, a constant reminder of the shattered access to the space beyond the Earth.
This territory, centered around the fortified city of Addis Ababa, represents a crucial hyper-capitalist hub in East Africa, housing approximately 1.5 million inhabitants.
While smaller in scale compared to the sprawling megacities of the DRCAA or the Indian complex, Addis Ababa exerts significant regional influence through its control over vital resources and, most notoriously, its role as the central Obtainment Platform Environment for the corporate slave trade between Africa and the Middle East.
Governance rests firmly in the hands of entrenched corporatocracies, whose interests dictate the region's economic activity and security protocols. Armoured corporate patrol vehicles continuously scour the surrounding desolate landscapes, hunting techno-barbarians not for elimination, but for acquisition. These captured individuals are transported via river barge networks to the capital, destined for the notorious Great Hall of Commerce, the main trading floor for all sorts of assets within this sphere of influence.
Life within the Ethiopian hyper-capitalist zone mirrors the deep stratification seen elsewhere. A small elite maintains a semblance of functional biosecurity through regular access to NeoGuard™, the anti synthetic nano-parasites treatment that keeps the worst cognitive and physical degradation at bay. This elite directs the resource extraction operations and manages the lucrative corporate slave trade.
The vast majority of the population, however, exists in a state of bioinsecurity, their access to NeoGuard™ limited and often tied directly to their utility within the corporate machine. They contend with the constant threat of the synthetic nano-parasites, their health and futures dependent on the dictates of the ruling corporations in a landscape defined by exploitation and the thin veneer of order imposed by hyper-capitalist control.
