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 ...
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 ...
Sidama youths chat slogans as they gather for a meeting to declare their own region in Hawassa, Ethiopia July, 17, 2019. [File:Tiksa Negeri/Reuters] By the end of November 2019, Ethiopia may have one ...
People in Ethiopia's ethnic Sidama region voted on Wednesday in a referendum that could carve out a new federal state in a nation already struggling with community tensions. With heavy security on the ...
People in southern Ethiopia‘s Sidama region are voting in a referendum on whether to create a new regional state along ethnic lines. Polls opened at 6am (03:00 GMT) on Wednesday and will close at 6pm ...