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Ethiopia’s Planning Ministry Renamed to Ministry of National Strategy

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Ethiopia’s Planning Ministry Renamed to Ministry of National Strategy
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Ethiopia's Ministry of Planning and Development has been renamed the Ministry of National Strategy as part of a draft proclamation discussed by the House of Peoples' Representatives.

  • The Ministry of Planning and Development has been renamed the Ministry of National Strategy.
  • The renaming is part of a draft proclamation on federal executive organs deliberated by the 7th House of Peoples' Representatives at its first special session in Addis Ababa.
  • The total number of federal executive organs remains at 22, with two ministries renamed and two newly established.
  • The Ministry of Transport and Logistics has been renamed the Ministry of Logistics.
  • The former Ministry of Culture and Sports and the former Ministry of Tourism have been merged into a new Ministry of Culture and Tourism.
  • Planning institutions in Ethiopia have operated under at least nine previous designations since 1955, making the new name the tenth.