INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF HUMANITIES AND SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH By International Scientific Indexing 24 www.irhsr.org EXPROPRIATION, VALUATION AND PAYMENT OF COMPENSATION; THE LAW AND THE PRACTICE IN ADDIS ABABA CITY, ETHIOPIA Abebaw Abebe Belay Land law expert in the ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resource Email: abebawabebek@gmail.com Tel: +251918054115 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Abstract The land right in Ethiopian is not an ownership right, rather a usufractuary right, which is more that holding right but less ownership, since it does not contain right to sell and mortgage. The paper defines what expropriation and the general concepts of it. The aim of the paper is to show the current problems of the city with regard to expropriation, valuation and payment of compensation. The methods used for the preparation of the paper is based on a desk review made on legal issues of the country as well as research papers made on the area. The experiences of the writer is also a firsthand source for it. Generally, the expropriation, valuation and payment of compensation practices in Addis Abeba are now a days becoming a cause for dispute and unrest. Especially, the government is solely capturing the value of the land which it has expropriated from surrounding farmers. The government is expected to amend its expropriation laws so that expropriates share the value increment of their land. Key words: Expropriation, Valuation, Rehabilitation, representation, and grievance handling ISSN: 2519-5336