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 ABABA, July 19 (Reuters) - Four protesters died of gunshot wounds suffered in clashes between Ethiopian security forces and activists seeking a new autonomous region for their Sidama ethnic ...

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 ...

Addis Abeba — Fiche Chambalala, the Sidama people's New Year festival that started to be celebrated today, will go on for two days and is expected to draw more than 5 million attendees from all ...

While Brits prepare for Brexit, in the Ethiopian lakeside city of Hawassa its residents have been grappling with similar concerns, plus a few additional, more acute ones. Its picturesque location ...

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.

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Four protesters died of gunshot wounds suffered in clashes between Ethiopian security forces and activists seeking a new autonomous region for their Sidama ethnic group based ...