South West Ethiopia Nations Regional State is poised to be the 11 regional state in the country as the Upper House approved the demand for itGoogle map of South West EthiopiaborkenaOctober 10,2020Dozens of zone level administration within what remained of the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples’ Region (SNNPR) had been waging a noticeable struggle to form their ethnic based identities. This week, the House of Federation (Ethiopian Upper House) unanimously approved a demand for statehood in South West Ethiopia. The administrations in these regions believe, as reported by state media, that they would benefit from a new administrative arrangement that would bring them together as a single regional state. The new multi-ethnic estate is poised to be named as South West Ethiopia Nations Regional State, as reported by Ethiopian News Agency. It is going to be the eleventh regional state in the country.

Source: Ethiopian News October 10, 2020 14:26 UTC