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    The Formation and Registration of Civil Society Organizations under Proclamation 1113/2019
    (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2021-07) Negus, Yosalem; Alemu, Girmachew (Associate Professor)
    Ethiopia is one of the countries working towards developing enabling laws, regulations and directives to support civil society organizations. The adoption of liberal and progressive laws forms the basis for the emergence and consolidation of a strong and independent civil society. The promulgation of the CSO Proclamation 1113/2019 offered an opportunity to open up civic space. The proclamation has overcome numerous legislative restrictions on CSO activity which were introduced by the repealed Charities and Societies Proclamation 621/2009. Several legislative restrictions which were embedded in the repealed legislation have been abandoned. Major among such changes pertain to the formation and registration of civil society organizations. The purpose of this study is to canvas and flesh out the substantive issues relating with the incorporation, process of formation and registration of CSOs under the new Ethiopian CSO legal regime. The study will not only guide researchers but also those wish to set up a new civil society organization, modify existing ones, or compare conditions of incorporation.