Editing Addis Ababa (section)

====2014 Addis Ababa Master Plan====
{{main|2014 Addis Ababa Master Plan}}
A controversial plan to expand the boundaries of Addis Ababa, by 1.1 million hectares into the [[Oromia Special Zone Surrounding Finfinne|Oromia special zone]] in April 2014,<ref>{{citation|title=Ethiopia's 'Master Plan' – good for development, damaging for minorities|date=12 August 2014|url=https://minorityrights.org/2014/08/12/ethiopias-master-plan-good-for-development-damaging-for-minorities-2/|access-date=12 August 2014|archive-date=2 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151002090251/http://minorityrights.org/2014/08/12/ethiopias-master-plan-good-for-development-damaging-for-minorities-2/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=The Roots of Popular Mobilization in Ethiopia|date=16 June 2017|url=https://theglobalobservatory.org/2017/06/ethiopia-protests-oromo-addis-ababa-master-plan/#:~:text=The%20protests%20in%20the%20Oromia,the%20Addis%20Ababa%20Master%20Plan).|access-date=16 June 2017|archive-date=21 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171121234920/https://theglobalobservatory.org/2017/06/ethiopia-protests-oromo-addis-ababa-master-plan/#:~:text=The%20protests%20in%20the%20Oromia,the%20Addis%20Ababa%20Master%20Plan).|url-status=live}}</ref> sparked the [[2014–2016 Oromo protests|Oromo protests]] on 25 April 2014 against expansion of the boundaries of Addis Ababa. The government responded by shooting at and beating peaceful protesters.<ref>{{citation|title=Ethiopia: Brutal Crackdown on Protests|date=5 May 2014|url=https://www.hrw.org/news/2014/05/05/ethiopia-brutal-crackdown-protests|access-date=5 May 2014|archive-date=8 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140508195000/http://www.hrw.org/news/2014/05/05/ethiopia-brutal-crackdown-protests|url-status=live}}</ref> This escalated to full blown strikes and street protests on 12 November 2015 by university students in Ginchi town, located 80&nbsp;km southwest of Addis Ababa city, encircled by Oromia Region.<ref>{{citation|title=Oromo Protests: Defiance Amidst Pain and Suffering|date=16 December 2015|url=https://addisstandard.com/oromo-protests-defiance-amidst-pain-and-suffering/|access-date=16 December 2015|archive-date=19 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151219081145/http://addisstandard.com/oromo-protests-defiance-amidst-pain-and-suffering/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{citation|title=Ethiopia: Lethal Force Against Protesters|date=18 December 2015|url=https://www.hrw.org/news/2015/12/18/ethiopia-lethal-force-against-protesters|access-date=18 December 2015|archive-date=22 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222130005/https://www.hrw.org/news/2015/12/18/ethiopia-lethal-force-against-protesters|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{citation|title=Country Policy and Guidance Note Ethiopia Oromos including the Oromo Protests|date=November 2017|url=https://www.refworld.org/pdfid/5a1d65e14.pdf|access-date=22 July 2021|archive-date=2 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211202031124/https://www.refworld.org/pdfid/5a1d65e14.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> The controversial master plan was cancelled on 12 January 2016. By that time, 140 protesters were killed.<ref>{{citation|title=Ethiopia Scraps Plan for Capital Area that Sparked Protests|url=https://www.voanews.com/africa/ethiopia-scraps-plan-capital-area-sparked-protests|access-date=13 January 2016|archive-date=23 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923104951/https://www.voanews.com/africa/ethiopia-scraps-plan-capital-area-sparked-protests|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{citation|title=Ethiopia scraps Addis Ababa 'master plan' after protests kill 140|newspaper=The Guardian|date=14 January 2016|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jan/14/ethiopia-addis-master-plan-abandoned|access-date=14 January 2016|last1=Chala|first1=Endalk|archive-date=14 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160114115037/http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jan/14/ethiopia-addis-master-plan-abandoned|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{citation|title=Ethiopia cancels Addis Ababa master plan after Oromo protests|work=BBC News|date=13 January 2016|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-35300471|access-date=13 January 2016|archive-date=13 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160113105635/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-35300471|url-status=live}}</ref>