HAWASSA, Ethiopia (Reuters) - Ethiopia's Sidama people have voted overwhelmingly to form their own self-governing region as many of the country's ethnic groups demand greater autonomy under sweeping ...
HAWASSA, Ethiopia (Reuters) - Awol Beyene got married on Sunday in a white tuxedo, with his voting card in one hand and his bride's hand in the other. On Wednesday, Awol's Sidama people will vote in a ...
Ambassador Tracey Jacobson, Chargé d’Affaires of the U. S. Embassy in Addis Ababa, traveled to Hawassa to meet with the regional presidents of both the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples ...
Addis Abeba — Lake Hawassa is one of the jewels of the capital of the newly formed Sidama Regional State and former South Nation Nationalities Peoples Region, Hawassa city. The lake is famous for ...
After historic and nearly unanimous referendum, Sidama declared 10th regional state. In a widely anticipated referendum held in Ethiopia’s Sidama zone last month, an overwhelming 98 percent of voters ...
A referendum in the south of Ethiopia is being seen as a test of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's abilities to control the forces of ethnic nationalism, which have threatened to increase divisions within ...
Addis Abeba — Beneath the vast skies of Sidama Regional State, a timeless tradition unfolds each year, bridging the celestial and the terrestrial. On 28 March, the Sidama people will welcome ...
Ethiopia Premier League new Boys, Shul Shire upset Adama City when they beat them 3-2, and Hawassa City topped City rivals, Sidama Coffee 1-0. Adama came out of the blocks really strong and they were ...
At least 25 people have died in clashes between Ethiopian security forces and activists in southern Ethiopia, hospital officials have told the BBC. The officials said security forces fired bullets ...