Addis Ababa City Administration

The Addis Ababa City Administration (Amharic: የአዲስ አበባ ከተማ አስተዳደር) is a government executive organ of Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia. It is governed by mayor, and the lowest administrative unit is the woreda, led by a woreda administrator. As a federal structure the woreda administration has an elected council. In Addis Ababa, the mayor is in charge of the administration of the city. The lowest administration in Addis Ababa is woreda, which is run by its administrators. Like the federal structure, the woreda administration has an elected council. There are three divisions of judiciary: the First Instance Court, High Court and Supreme Court, and Sharia Courts at both federal and regional levels having three divisions. Sharia courts are typically optional, and can be used for personal and civil case. The civil status documentation requires essential component such as birth, marriage and death in the woreda of residence, where an individual can obtain birth certificate by registration of birth of a child. Residence identity card is strongly concerned for the same desk. The two documents are precedent to obtain national passport, which is issued by the Immigration Nationality and Vital Events Agency located at the city level. The fees of insurance is higher than for civil status, requiring 600 ETB, the latter one is nominal. People sometimes have trouble calling police, which is the first point to report security incidents. Uniformed police often solve minor disputes and conflicts over farmland in the outskirts of the city, water and pasture and other communal assets. There is also police impersonation in Addis Ababa. In June 2022, two suspects were apprehended named Bayissa Gemechu and Merga Garuma in the fraudulent I.D. that is used to carry out acts of robbery Addis Ababa. Primary and secondary education is the responsibility of Regional Education Bureaus. In each woreda, there are office departments that oversee/manage the education. Enrollment in primary and secondary education is free at first, parents need to cover the cost of educational material and uniforms.