Ethiopia’s Sidama people have voted overwhelmingly for a new federal region, with 98 percent choosing an autonomous rule, the country’s electoral board has said.

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 reforms led by Prime ...

The number of civilians killed in Sidama zone in southern Ethiopia since July 18 has risen to "more than 35", according to Yigezuh Adamu, a resident of Yirgalem who is currently in Hawassa city.

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 ...

Since last Thursday, the Sidama zone has witnessed pro-statehood Sidama youths clashing with security forces. Sidama, the largest of 56 ethnic groups in the Southern Ethiopia Nations ...

The much-anticipated referendum for statehood of the Sidama zone began on Wednesday, with voters forming long queues at polling stations since early morning. Scores of people were killed in stand ...

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 reforms led by Prime Minister ...

Ethiopia's Human Rights Commissioner Daniel Bekele, who visited more than 100 polling stations in five cities and 15 rural towns across the Sidama zone during Wednesday's vote said in a statement ...

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 reforms led by Prime Minister ...

The country's electoral board said on Saturday that provisional results showed 98.5% of voters had backed the change in Wednesday's ballot, with turnout reaching 99.7% ...