Ethiopia's Sidama people have voted overwhelmingly to form their own self-g...
HAWASSA, Ethiopia - 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 Abiy Ahmed.
The result grants the Sidama, who represent about 4% of Ethiopia’s 105 million population, their own self-governing region - the country’s 10th, control over local taxes, education, security and certain legislation. But the greater freedoms have also allowed long-repressed ethnic tensions to boil over and emboldened powerful regional strongmen demanding more rights for their people.
The Sidama’s new homeland will be carved out of the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples region, the most ethnically diverse part of Ethiopia, bordering Kenya and South Sudan. Hawassa, 275 km south of Addis Ababa, will be the new regional capital.
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