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Update: Wolaita People’s Democratic Front says 21 people killed as uneasy calm returns
Sodo city. August 10/2020. Addis Standard staff Addis Abeba– In a statement it released today, the opposition Wolaita People’s Democratic…
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News: Security forces injure at least eighteen people in Wolaita zone after arrest of officials triggers protest
Pictures circulating on social media show protesters burning tyres and blocking roads. Disclaimer Addis Standard received the pictures from activists…
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News: Wolayta zone council emergency meeting passes seven resolutions, including establishing a secretariat to prep for statehood
Addis Abeba, June 22/2020 – Following a day-long emergency meeting by the Council of Wolayta zone of the Southern Nations,…
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News Alert: SNNPRS Council called for emergency meeting; expected to transfer power to effect Sidama regional state
Signboards declaring Sidama statehood are placed in various places in Sidama zone were placed as far back as July 2019…
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Analysis: Stranded uni students in Yirgalem sustain severe abuse by security forces as campus reneges on promises
Women students weren’t spared the wrath of the men in uniform when they converged on the Awada campus on March…
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News: Desert Locusts spread to new areas in Ethiopia; new threat from cyclic multiplication in the Somali region
Addis Abeba, January 20/2020 – Despite control efforts, Desert Locusts are spreading to new areas of Ethiopia in vast numbers.…
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Breaking: Sidama becomes Ethiopia’s 10th regional state
Registered voters of Sidama referendum queued from the early hours to cast their votes on Wednesday November 20/2019 Ephream Sileshi…
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News: NEBE announces Sidama referendum day to be a day off
Addis Abeba November 16/2019 – The National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) announced that all businesses, government offices, schools and…
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