Hawassa will be one of the nine urban systems and integrated urban regions
ምንጭ፦ www.thereporterethiopia.com ADDIS DREAMING BIG As the political and business capital of Ethiopia, Addis Ababa has been the undisputed focal point for the last 127 years. Arguably, its popularity has never been so high as it has been for the past couple of months. It is for the most unlikely reason too. Apparently, it is about a proposed urban masterplan for the capital and the surrounding Oromia Special Zone incorporating five townships found encircling Addis Ababa: Sululta, Burayu-Menagesha, Sebeta, Gelan-Dukem, Legetafo/Legedadi. The turmoil, which was not that alarming at the beginning, did not take long to take a turn for the worst. According to official figures, 11 individuals lost their lives in an upheaval that erupted after the announcement of an integrated masterplan for Addis Ababa and the surrounding Oromia towns. At the core of this upheaval is a claim that the proposed joint masterplan embodies the desire by the capital city to expand horizontally thre