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A constellation of 33 branches.

Led by elected committees, local branches bring stargazing, school clubs, lectures and outreach to communities across Ethiopia.

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Map: OCHA / HDX Ethiopia COD-AB v04 (2025), CC BY-IGO 3.0. Display geometry simplified and projected; source areas ET01 and ET99 merged as Tigray at ESSS request. https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-eth Tigray Afar Amhara Oromia Somali Benishangul-Gumuz Central Ethiopia South Ethiopia South West Ethiopia Gambela Harari Addis Ababa Dire Dawa Sidama Adama — Oromia Adigrat — Tigray Arba Minch — South Ethiopia Bahir Dar — Amhara Biftu Begi — Oromia Bole — Addis Ababa Bonga — South West Ethiopia Bule Hora — Oromia Debark — Amhara Debre Birhan — Amhara Debre Markos — Amhara Debre Tabor — Amhara Dembi Dolo — Oromia Dilla — South Ethiopia Gondar — Amhara Haramaya — Oromia Hawassa — Sidama Jigjiga — Somali Jimma — Oromia Kotebe — Addis Ababa Lalibela — Amhara Meda Welabu — Oromia Mekelle — Tigray Metu — Oromia Mizan Teferi — South West Ethiopia Selale — Oromia Tepi — South West Ethiopia Welkite — Central Ethiopia Werabe — Central Ethiopia Wolaita Sodo — South Ethiopia Woldiya — Amhara Wollega — Oromia Wollo — Amhara
Branches
33
Regions
9
Committee members
165

Addis Ababa

2 branches
Bole Chair Debebe Debiso 6 on the committee Kotebe Chair Anteneh Yesigat 5 on the committee

Amhara

9 branches
Bahir Dar Chair Prof. Tsegaye Kassa 6 on the committee Debark Chair to be confirmed 5 on the committee Debre Birhan Chair Abel Tesfaye 8 on the committee Debre Markos Chair Balew Adane 5 on the committee Debre Tabor Chair to be confirmed 2 on the committee Gondar Chair Dr. Samuel Mulugeta 5 on the committee Lalibela Chair Habtamu Kebadu 5 on the committee Woldiya Chair Wubshet Getachew 7 on the committee Wollo Chair Mengesha Ayene 8 on the committee

Central Ethiopia

2 branches
Welkite Chair Yonatan Mulushoa 7 on the committee Werabe Chair Rabyatalhabesha Bilal 5 on the committee

Oromia

10 branches
Adama Chair Dr. Anno Kare 8 on the committee Biftu Begi Chair Belachew Firissa Chewaka 6 on the committee Bule Hora Chair Abdisa Bedane 6 on the committee Dembi Dolo Chair to be confirmed 6 on the committee Haramaya Chair Dr. Getachew Abebe 5 on the committee Jimma Chair Jifar Raya Jemal 6 on the committee Meda Welabu Chair to be confirmed 1 on the committee Metu Committee being updated 0 on the committee Selale Chair Bogale Tilahun 5 on the committee Wollega Committee being updated 0 on the committee

Sidama

1 branch
Hawassa Chair Fithagegnhu Markos 3 on the committee

Somali

1 branch
Jigjiga Chair to be confirmed 4 on the committee

South Ethiopia

3 branches
Arba Minch Chair Dr. Sintayehu Mekonnen 6 on the committee Dilla Chair Asirate Guale 6 on the committee Wolaita Sodo Chair W/Mariam Lisanu 4 on the committee

South West Ethiopia

3 branches
Bonga Chair Tadesse Yebo 2 on the committee Mizan Teferi Chair Binyam Taddese 5 on the committee Tepi Chair Getachew Mulu 6 on the committee

Tigray

2 branches
Adigrat Chair Haftu Zinabu 6 on the committee Mekelle Chair Yikdem Mengesha 6 on the committee

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Map: OCHA / HDX, COD-AB v04 (2025), CC BY-IGO 3.0