YOUR SUPPORT IS VITAL FOR OUR WORKOromia implements restructuring with similarities to the controversial Addis Ababa master plan, raising claims of illegality. After the popular uprising from 2014 that was triggered by protests against the now defunct Addis Ababa master plan, Oromia’s government now appears to be implementing similar policies. Controversy RevivedDespite facing staunch resistance from many Oromos, Oromia’s government appears to be tacitly reviving elements of the 10-year-old master plan. Legality QuestionedIn 2015, Oromia’s government made revisions to the Oromia Cities Establishment Proclamation, which was purportedly connected to the contentious Addis Ababa master plan. Email usMain Image: National Urban Cluster; January 2013; Addis Ababa and Oromia Integrated Development Plan.

Source: Ethiopian News April 14, 2023 11:18 UTC