Ethiopia: Bahir Dar Residents Slam City Land Plan for 'Excluding' Private Workers, Longtime Savers

Ethiopia: Bahir Dar Residents Slam City Land Plan for 'Excluding' Private Workers, Longtime Savers

Addis Abeba -- Residents of Bahir Dar, the capital of Amhara Regional State, are voicing criticism against the city administration's new residential land provision plan, calling it "non-inclusive" and saying it "excludes" private sector workers and individuals who have been saving through housing cooperatives for the past three years.

Addis Ababa, April 10, 2017 (FMC) Support was provided to 461 low-income families in Bahir Dar city for the Easter holiday today. The support was provided through the city administration’s collaboration with the community, which raised more than 18 million 300 thousand birr, it was revealed during the handover ceremony. Bahir Dar City Deputy Mayor Goshu Endalamaw said at the time that the work of involving low-income families in various developm…