Editing Addis Ababa (section)

==== Recent history ====
United Nations Population Projections estimated the population of metro area of Addis Ababa to be 5,228,000 in 2022, a 4.43% increase from 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Metro Area Population 1950-2022 |url=https://www.macrotrends.net/cities/20921/addis-ababa/population |access-date=2022-04-17 |website=www.macrotrends.net |archive-date=15 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220315200804/https://www.macrotrends.net/cities/20921/addis-ababa/population |url-status=live }}</ref> During [[Abiy Ahmed]]'s premiership, Addis Ababa and its vicinities underwent [[Beautifying Sheger]]. This project is aimed to enhance the green coverage and beauty of the city. In 2018, Abiy initiated a project called "Riverside" planned to expand riverbanks for {{convert|56|km}}, from the [[Entoto Mountains]] to the [[Akaki River]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Danger of Ambition and Neglect: The Case of Beautifying Sheger Project|url=https://wcscd.com/index.php/projects/the-danger-of-ambition-and-neglect-the-case-of-beautifying-sheger-project/|access-date=2021-08-31|language=zh-CN|archive-date=24 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220924112907/https://wcscd.com/index.php/projects/the-danger-of-ambition-and-neglect-the-case-of-beautifying-sheger-project/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Arada|url=http://www.ethiopians.com/tadelle1.html|access-date=2021-08-31|website=www.ethiopians.com|archive-date=9 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309134731/http://www.ethiopians.com/tadelle1.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Riverside: green redevelopment for Addis Ababa {{!}}|url=https://www.belex.com/en/news/riverside-green-redevelopment-for-addis-ababa/|access-date=2021-08-31|website=en|language=en-US|archive-date=24 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220924105902/https://www.belex.com/en/news/riverside-green-redevelopment-for-addis-ababa/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-08-18|title=Ethiopia: 'Sheger Project Signals Premier's Promise-Fulfilling' - Residents|url=https://allafrica.com/stories/202008180524.html|access-date=2021-08-31|website=allAfrica.com|language=en|archive-date=2 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220602054925/https://allafrica.com/stories/202008180524.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=addis ababa city administration latest news|url=https://casabrasilis.com.br/a7pft80/addis-ababa-city-administration-latest-news|access-date=2021-08-31|website=casabrasilis.com.br|archive-date=31 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210831115052/https://casabrasilis.com.br/a7pft80/addis-ababa-city-administration-latest-news|url-status=dead}}</ref> In October 2022, the government launched [[Sheger City]], an urban development model that contains 12 sub-cities, 36 districts and 40 rural kebeles with its seat located in Saris area in Addis Ababa.<ref>{{Cite journal |date=2023-01-01 |title='Sheger City' plan will fuel Ethiopia tensions |url=https://doi.org/10.1108/OXAN-DB279805 |journal=Emerald Expert Briefings |volume=oxan-db |issue=oxan-db |doi=10.1108/OXAN-DB279805 |issn=2633-304X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Tasfaye |first=Ermias |date=2023-04-12 |title=Opposition to Oromia megacities echoes Ethiopia's master plan turmoil |url=https://www.ethiopia-insight.com/2023/04/12/opposition-to-oromia-megacities-echoes-ethiopias-master-plan-turmoil/ |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=Ethiopia Insight |language=en-US}}</ref> The project objective was to feed other satellite cities into Addis Ababa and contribute economic development within enclave. Several human rights groups as well as politicians criticized the process to build Sheger City due to inciting [[House demolition in Ethiopia under Abiy Ahmed rule|mass house demotions]] that belonged to non-Oromo ethnic group, regional disparity by violating the constitutional rights of Oromo people.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Oromia region's new Sheger city encase Addis Ababa |url=https://ground.news/article/oromia-regions-new-sheger-city-encase-addis-ababa |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=Ground News |language=en}}</ref>