ETH-NADO has been legitimately established by the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia’s Council of Ministers Regulations No. 400/2017 in line with the 2015 World Anti-Doping Code to execute the mission of promoting doping-clean sports nationwide as well as inspiring true sport and protecting the rights of athletes. So, aside from other anti-doping programs, the office has been obliged to carry out intelligence and investigation on doping-related matters as per Article 6/13 of its establishment regulation.

Since doping is currently becoming a more intricate rule violation, it needs different means of investigation beyond the lab analytical findings. Particularly Possession, administration, and trafficking of prohibited substances are sophisticated anti-doping rule violations that require deep and thorough intelligence and exploration.

Article 5.8 of the World Anti-Doping Code also stipulates that each of the Anti-Doping Organizations (ADO) shall install the intelligence and investigation systems as per the International Standard for Testing and Investigation. Accordingly, this intelligence and investigation procedure of ETH-NADO has been established in order to explore anti-doping rule violations in Ethiopian sports.

The procedure endeavors to set out new investigative methods and techniques as well as forge new partnerships with the government and non-government authorities in fighting against doping in Ethiopia. Therefore, this document comprises the introduction, scope, objective, principles, the intelligence and investigation team, the team role and responsibilities, intelligence, investigation, handling confidential information, and communication.