This Proclamation provides for the registration of documents. It shall apply to documents authenticated and registered by organs of the Regional Government authorized by respective Regional laws and other specified state organs. The Proclamation, among other things, defines notarial activities…

This Proclamation provides rules for the administration and functioning of Diredawa City, which has been accountable to and directed by the Federal Government since 1993. The Proclamation defines the objectives, functions and powers of the city administration and provides with respect to its…

This Proclamation provides rules relative to the establishment, registration and administration of condominium and related rights. The condominium shall be administered on the basis of a unit owners association, i.e. an association established with a view to obtaining mutual benefits for unit…

The aim of this Proclamation is to improve management and utilization of land and land resources for agricultural purposes. It applies to all land that lies outside of municipal borders. The Proclamation defines the right to acquire, free of charge, rural land by adult residents of the region,…

This Proclamation provides rules for the administration and functioning of Addis Ababa City. The Proclamation defines the objectives, functions and powers of the city administration and provides with respect to its organization. It may, among other things, set and collect land use fees and…

The present Rural Development Policy and Strategies underscores one basic objective with regard to economic development, i.e. to build a market economy in which: i) a broad spectrum of the Ethiopian people are beneficiaries; ii) dependence on food aid is eliminated; and, iii) rapid economic…

The present Food Security Strategy (FSS) updates the original one of 1996 by sharpening the strategic elements to address food insecurity based on lessons learned. In recognition that the pursuit of food security is a long-term and multi-sector challenge, institutional strengthening and capacity…

The Sustainable Development and Poverty Reduction Program is a cross-sectoral national program of Ethiopia covering the period of 2002-2005. Its main objective is to reduce poverty and at the same time maintain macroeconomic stability.With regard to food security, the strategy’s overall…

Desertification is nowhere more serious than in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), stretching from Pakistan in the east to Morocco in the west, and from Ethiopia and Sudan in the south to Turkey in the north. Yet, many MENA countries have successfully rehabilitated large areas. Concerted…

This Proclamation provides establishes the Geological Survey of Ethiopia ("Survey") as an autonomous federal government organ having its own juridical personality. The Survey shall be accountable to the Ministry of Mines and Energy. The objective of the Survey shall be to undertake…

This Proclamation defines the proper organization, power and functions of incorporated cities in Oromia Regional State. Municipal Service" includes water and sewerage service. A community of residents which meets the requirements for incorporation through its representatives apply to the…

This Act provides rules for the micro-financing business in Ethiopia and for the licensing of institutions providing micro-financing. The main purpose of a micro-financing institutions shall be to collect deposits and extend credit to rural and urban farmers and people engaged in other similar…