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Ethiopia's upper house approves creation of new regional state
Shortly after taking power in the early 1990s, the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front coalition government divided Ethiopia into nine semi-autonomous regions organised along ethnic and linguistic lines.
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed came to power in 2018 -- was "approved with a unanimous vote" by the upper house/AFP
By: NewVision Reporter, Journalist @NewVision
Ethiopia's upper house of parliament on Wednesday approved the creation of a 12th regional state after the latest referendum for greater self-rule in Africa's second-most populous country.
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