Trumpeter and band leader Todd Simon is a big part of the LA music scene. He’s led a number of notable projects, most recently guiding Kelis’ new band, as well as performing with artists including ...

The Sidama vote could open the floodgates for other communities wanting the same. Other ethnic communities that have already demanded their own states include the Welayta ethnic group, the second ...

Addis Abeba — The Sidama people, an ethnic group residing in the southern part of Ethiopia, are recognized for their unique culture, language, and enduring historical resilience. Following years of ...

Last week, the federal government took over security of the Southern Nations, Nationalities and People’s Regional State (SNNPRS) as Sidama activists protested in support of their right to statehood.

Yonatan Fessha receives funding from European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement 752098. November 20, 2019 might go down in history ...

THEY ROSE at dawn, quietly assembling in long queues and clasping their voting cards tightly in their excitement. On November 20th more than 2m people from Ethiopia’s fifth-biggest ethnic group, the ...