A new State by name Southern Ethiopia Regional State has been formed in Ethiopia. This State was formed as a result of a referendum which was held by the Ethiopian Anatomy and becomes the twelfth Regional State of The Ethiopian Anatomy’s.
The referendum took place in February which has made this née State, Southern Ethiopia Regional State, the third new state formed since Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed took over power in 2018. The state is now the most recent round come out from the SNNPR. The other regions already in Ethiopia are as follows; Tigray, Afar, Amhara, Oromia, Somali, Benishangul-Gumuz, Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region (SNNPR), Gambella and Harari Regions.
As usual as in most countries, the Constitution in most countries requires countries to embark on referendums for ethnic groups that want to form a new region state. Over 80 percent of Ethiopia’s regions are ethnically based Regional states.
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