Editing Addis Ababa (section)

==Relation with Oromia Regional State==
{{Main article|Oromia–Addis Ababa relations}}
[[File:Addis Ababa from the air - Ethiopia - 2018 7 30.webm|thumb|Addis Ababa seen from the air, 2018]]
[[File:Irreecha Festival.jpg|thumb|Thanksgiving [[Irreechaa|Irreecha]] Festival in Addis Ababa]]
Addis Ababa is located in the heart of the Oromia state<ref name=":9">{{citation|title=Ethiopia PM moves to resolve Oromia – Addis Ababa boundary rift|url=https://www.africanews.com/2019/03/09/ethiopia-pm-moves-to-resolve-oromia-addis-ababa-boundary-rift//|date=9 March 2019|access-date=22 July 2021|archive-date=22 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210722053031/https://www.africanews.com/2019/03/09/ethiopia-pm-moves-to-resolve-oromia-addis-ababa-boundary-rift//|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{citation|title=Urban Centers in Oromia:Consequences of Spatial Concentration of Power in Multinational Ethiopia|url=https://trace.tennessee.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1095&context=utk_socopubs|date=January 2010|access-date=22 July 2021|archive-date=22 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210722053033/https://trace.tennessee.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1095&context=utk_socopubs|url-status=live}}</ref> and the major ecosystem services to the city provided by Oromia state.<ref>{{citation|title=State of Oromia's Interest in Addis Ababa (Finfinnee): Undelivered Constitutional Promises|url=https://catalog.ihsn.org/index.php/citations/84737|date=November 2014|access-date=22 July 2021|archive-date=22 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210722061451/https://catalog.ihsn.org/index.php/citations/84737|url-status=live}}</ref> The city was abandoned by the Oromo since the late 19th century due to its conquest by Menelik.  Oromos were physically removed from the vicinity of the city during the Haile Selassie and Derg eras.<ref>{{citation|title=A Nation without a City [a Blind Person without a Cane]: The Oromo Struggle for Addis Ababa|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/41931283|date=3 November 2002|jstor=41931283|last1=Benti|first1=Getahun|journal=Northeast African Studies|volume=9|issue=3|pages=115–131|doi=10.1353/nas.2007.0009|s2cid=144274717|access-date=22 July 2021|archive-date=22 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210722053031/https://www.jstor.org/stable/41931283|url-status=live}}</ref> Article 49(5) of the Constitution of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia states:<ref>{{citation|title=A Draft Proclamation to Determine the Special Interest of the State of Oromia in Addis Ababa City|url=https://chilot.me/2018/01/15/draft-proclamation-determine-special-interest-state-oromia-addis-ababa-city/|date=15 January 2018|access-date=22 July 2021|archive-date=22 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210722053034/https://chilot.me/2018/01/15/draft-proclamation-determine-special-interest-state-oromia-addis-ababa-city/|url-status=usurped}}</ref><ref>{{citation|title=Commentary on the draft proclamation of special interest of state of Oromia in Addis Ababa city|url=https://www.abyssinialaw.com/blog-posts/item/1771-commentary-on-the-draft-proclamation-of-special-interest-of-state-of-oromia-in-addis-ababa-city|date=23 November 2017|access-date=22 July 2021|archive-date=7 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210907051431/https://www.abyssinialaw.com/blog-posts/item/1771-commentary-on-the-draft-proclamation-of-special-interest-of-state-of-oromia-in-addis-ababa-city|url-status=dead}}</ref>{{blockquote|"The special interest of the State of Oromia in Addis Ababa, regarding the provision of social services or the utilization of natural resources and other similar matters, as well as joint administrative matters arising from the location of Addis Ababa within the State of Oromia, shall be respected. Particulars shall be determined by law."}} In 2000, Oromia's capital was moved from Addis Ababa to Adama.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Yohannes Mekonnen |title=Ethiopia: the Land, its People, History and Culture |date=2013 |publisher=New Africa Press |location=Washington, DC |isbn=978-9987160242 |page=287 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kSgmwugWCGMC&q=In+2000%2C+the+government+moved+the+regional+capital+of+Oromia+from+%5B%5BAddis+Ababa%5D%5D+to+Adama&pg=PA287 |access-date=17 July 2021 |archive-date=4 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230704145938/https://books.google.com/books?id=kSgmwugWCGMC&q=In+2000%2C+the+government+moved+the+regional+capital+of+Oromia+from+%5B%5BAddis+Ababa%5D%5D+to+Adama&pg=PA287 |url-status=live }}</ref> Because this move sparked considerable controversy and protests among Oromo students, the [[Oromo Peoples' Democratic Organization]] (OPDO), part of the ruling [[Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front|EPRDF]] coalition, on 10 June 2005, officially announced plans to move the regional capital back to Addis Ababa.<ref>{{cite web|date=11 June 2005 |url=http://www.waltainfo.com/EnNews/2005/Jun/11Jun05/Jun11e11.htm |title=Chief Administrator of Oromia says decision to move capital city based on study |publisher=Walta Information Center |access-date=25 February 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050613234040/http://www.waltainfo.com/EnNews/2005/Jun/11Jun05/Jun11e11.htm |archive-date=13 June 2005 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Due to the historical and natural connection between the city and the Oromo people, the Oromia Government has asserted its ownership of Addis Ababa.<ref>{{citation|title=Ethiopians are having a tense debate over who really owns Addis Ababa|url=https://qz.com/africa/1022806/ethiopias-oromos-are-asserting-their-rights-for-addis-ababa-or-finfinne/|date=7 July 2017|access-date=19 July 2021|archive-date=3 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201103182129/https://qz.com/africa/1022806/ethiopias-oromos-are-asserting-their-rights-for-addis-ababa-or-finfinne/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{citation|title = The Addis Ababa Integrated Master Plan and the Oromo Claims to Finfinnee in Ethiopia|url = https://brill.com/view/journals/ijgr/26/4/article-p620_620.xml?language=en|date = 30 August 2019|doi = 10.1163/15718115-02604121|last1 = Abate|first1 = Abebe Gizachew|journal = International Journal on Minority and Group Rights|volume = 26|issue = 4|pages = 620–638|s2cid = 150796037|access-date = 19 July 2021|archive-date = 19 July 2021|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210719165715/https://brill.com/view/journals/ijgr/26/4/article-p620_620.xml?language=en|url-status = live}}</ref> Both the current mayor of Addis Ababa, [[Adanech Abebe]], and the former mayor, [[Takele Uma Banti]] are from the [[Oromo Democratic Party|former ruling party]] of Oromia.<ref>{{citation|title=News: ODP concludes conference, elects nine crucial members of its executive committee. See who is who |website=Addis Standard |url=https://addisstandard.com/news-odp-concludes-conference-elects-nine-crucial-members-executive-committee-see/|date=21 September 2018|access-date=22 July 2021|archive-date=7 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211007080555/https://addisstandard.com/news-odp-concludes-conference-elects-nine-crucial-members-executive-committee-see/|url-status=live}}</ref>