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Oct 10 , 2020

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Daryl Wilson (left), managing director of Coca-Cola Beverages Africa, met Getahun Mekuriya (PhD) (centre), minister of Education, at the inauguration of a building for the Dimma Magnu Elementary School on October 8, 2020. The building, which was constructed with funding from the East Africa Bottling SC, contains an additional seven classrooms and a library for the school located in Sebeta, Oromia Special Zone Surrounding Finfinne.

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