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Addis Ababa Dissolves Traffic Authority in Sweeping Government Restructuring

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Addis Ababa Dissolves Traffic Authority in Sweeping Government Restructuring
AI SUMMARY

The Addis Ababa City Council has approved a major restructuring of municipal executive bodies, dissolving several agencies including the Traffic Management Authority and merging others to improve service delivery and accountability.

  • The Addis Ababa City Council approved an overhaul of the city's executive bodies by amending the municipal powers and duties proclamation.
  • The reform is part of Mayor Adanech Abiebie's initiative to improve accountability and forms part of a broader national civil service restructuring programme.
  • The Traffic Management Authority has been dissolved, with its enforcement duties divided among the Transport Bureau, the Roads Authority, and a new Transport Management Center.
  • The Labour and Skills Bureau was split into a Labour and Employment Bureau and a Technical and Vocational Training Bureau.
  • The Culture and Arts Bureau and the Tourism Commission were merged into a single Culture and Tourism body.
  • The Sites Development Management Agency, the Catering Agency, the Addis Ababa Leadership Academy, and the Renaissance Dam Coordination Office were entirely dissolved and their functions transferred.
  • Health institution certification and health professional licensing moved from the Food and Drug Administration to the Health Bureau.
  • Property administration and control shifted from the Government Property Administration Authority to the Justice Bureau.
  • Government development enterprises will now be overseen by Investment Holdings, replacing the previous administrative arrangement.
  • Mayor Adanech announced plans for a zero-tolerance framework against corruption, alongside a digital procurement migration agenda.
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