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Central Ethiopia Regional State (Ethiopia)
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image by Paraskevas Renesis, 30 Aug 2023
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Background
The Ethiopian News Agency reported on 19 August 2023 that the Central
Ethiopian Regional State has also been created which comprises Gurage, Silte,
Kambata Tanbaro, Halaba, Hadia Zones and the Yem Special District. It had
previously been reported that the decision to create the new regional state,
also to be carved out from the Southern Nations,
Nationalities and People’s Regional State (SNNPR) like the recently created
Southern Ethiopia Regional State, was taken at a
special meeting held on 29 November 2022 in Butajira City which was convened by
SNNPR president, Ristu Yirdaw.
The initial announcement by SNNPR senior officials sparked immediate concerns
due to the absence of consultation with the zonal and special woreda councils.
This departure from constitutionally recognised mechanisms for creating new
regional states or the reorganization at zonal and woreda levels
further compounds the issue. The parallel creation of another regional state
alongside the birth of the Southern Ethiopia Regional
State has sparked controversy within Ethiopia where the delicate balance
between the Federal Government and the aspirations of diverse regional
populations has been upset by the conflict in Tigray
Region (between November 2020 and November 2022) and more recently by an
outbreak of violence in Amhara Regional State leading to the
imposition of a State of Emergency in the region.
Bruce Berry, 30 Aug 2023
Flag of Central Ethiopia Regional State
A flag design for the new region has been shown on
Facebook. The flag comprises three equal horizontal stripes of green,
white and red. In the centre of the white stripe is a circle of 10 blue
five-pointed stars.
Paraskevas Renesis, 30 Aug 2023
Earlier today the flag of the
recently established Central Ethiopia Regional State was officially hoisted in
several cities of the state:
https://www.facebook.com/photo
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Also the emblem of the new state was
presented:
https://www.facebook.com/photo
The ratio of both the South and Central
Ethiopia state flags seems to be 1:2
P. Renesis, 9 Sep 2023