Benishangul region of Ethiopia is apparently one of the regions where the ongoing reform did not take root. The region’s council called an emergency meeting to make new appointments and approve new legislation which will enable the region to “restructure” executives of the regional state. From experience in Somali region of Ethiopia, it means that he is likely to be arrested. Eleven other appointments are made for the different offices in the regional state structure. In a related development, sometime last week similar leadership changes have been made to Afar regional state after fierce controversy between those who support leadership change and those who resist it.

Source: Ethiopian News January 01, 2019 01:41 UTC