Addis Ababa City Council

The City Council of Addis Ababa, established in 2008, enacts laws on issues falling within its jurisdiction. It also supervises, evaluates, and supports the executives which are found within the city administration.

The council comprises of five standing committees, which are responsible for various sectors that are found in the city. Primarily the city council is responsible for enacting laws and proclamations that falls within its circle. It is also bound to formulate policies and public announcements that are important and believed to be paramount for the overall political, economic and social development of the city as vested responsibility by the city administrations charter proclamation N0.361/2003.

The council is also responsible for supporting, supervising and inspecting the respective councils that are found in various hierarchy in the city.

The city consists of 127 councils including the main city council which is accountable to the federal government and to the residents of the city. Out of the total 127, 10 are sub-city councils which are responsible to conduct support, supervision and inspection activities over the executives found within the sub-city. The remaining 116 councils that are found within the city are district councils, which are in charge of supporting,and supervising various sectoral executives found within the respective districts. In this connection, the sub-cities are accountable to the city council while the district councils are answerable for the sub-city councils with respect to the chain of command instituted.