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1. Library Resource

   

   Expropriation of Landholdings for Public Purposes and Payment of Compensation Proclamation

   Legislation & Policies

   Legislation

   April, 2005

   Ethiopia

   displacement

   expropriation

   A proclamation to provide for the expropriation of landholding for public purposes

2. Library Resource

   

   Disclosure and Registration of Assets Proclamation (No. 668/2010).

   Legislation

   Ethiopia, Africa, Eastern Africa

   land governance

   land ownership

   This Proclamation requires (future) public servants to disclose to and register with the Federal Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission their interests in assets, including immovable property, so as to enhance transparency and accountability in the conduct of public affairs. Customary law shall not apply to matters provided for by this Proclamation. Any public office or public enterprise shall ensure compliance with this Proclamation.

3. Library Resource

   

   Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Rural Land Administration and Land Use Proclamation (No. 456/2005).

   Legislation

   Ethiopia, Africa, Eastern Africa

   Land Conflicts

   land-use planning

   land dispute resolution

   farmland

   land ownership

   land law

   This Proclamation provides for a new system of administration for rural land management and use and for sustainable rural land use planning based on the different agro-ecological zones of the country necessary for the conservation and development of natural resources. This Proclamation shall apply to any rural land in Ethiopia, i.e.

4. Library Resource

   

   Oromia Rural Land Use and Administration Proclamation (No. 130 /2007).

   Legislation

   Ethiopia, Africa, Eastern Africa

   Land Conflicts

   Land, Climate Change & Environment

   farmland

   land-use planning

   natural resources management

   environment

   fisheries

   land management

   land law

   land dispute resolution

   land ownership

   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, whose livelihood depends on agriculture, and other subjects. It also defines land use rights of peasants, pastoralists and semi-pastoralists and provides for the protection of such rights.

5. Library Resource

   

   Diredawa Administration Charter Proclamation No. 416/2004.

   Legislation

   Ethiopia, Africa, Eastern Africa

   land-use planning

   land governance

   public ownership

   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 organization. It may, among other things, set and collect land use fees and royalties for the use of forest resources in the city and levy taxes on incomes from agricultural activities in the City.

6. Library Resource

   

   Addis Ababa City Government Revised Charter Proclamation No. 361/2003.

   Legislation

   Ethiopia, Africa, Eastern Africa

   land-use planning

   land governance

   public ownership

   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 royalties for the use of forest resources in the city and levy taxes on incomes from agricultural activities in the City. "Municipal service" shall include water and sewerage service, land development and management and sanitation. There shall be a Urban Land Clearance Appeals Commission.