Addis Abeba November 16/2019 - The National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) announced that all businesses, government offices, schools and non-governmental organizations in Sidama zone including Hawassa city are to be closed on the day of the referendum to allow everyone to vote. The day of the referendum falls
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),
The joint meeting held on October 15 involved federal and regional security officials as well as the recently appointed regional president, Temesgen Tirune, third from left. Ephream Sileshi Addis Abeba, 17 October/2019 - Bouts of unrest cloaked in identity questions have resulted in the
