Addis Abeba, October 18/2019 -The ongoing meeting by the Council of the Southern Nations, Nationalities and People’s Regional State (SNNPRS) approved a legal framework document which makes the city of Hawassa, currently the capital city of SNNPRS, accountable to the future Sidama Regional State (RST), DW Amharic reported. According to …

Mahlet Fasil Addis Abeba, September 26/2019 – National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) has this morning unveiled the two singes determining whether Sidama Zone will have its own regional state status or will continue as part of the Southern Nations, Nationalities and People’s Regional State (SNNPRS). In a statement NEBE …

Addis Standard  Addis Abeba, August 29/2019 – A statement released by the National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) said the referendum to decided on the Sidama people’s request for a regional state status will take place on November 13/2019. According to the statement, which carried details of communications that …