Hawassa City returned to winning ways on Friday when they proved too strong for neighbours Sidama, winning 2-1 in their local derby and in the Betking Ethiopia Premier League tie.

UPDATE 1-Unrest over autonomy bid kills four in Ethiopia's Hawassa city. By Dawit Endeshaw. Fri, July 19, 2019 at 2:05 PM UTC * 18 Sidama activists hurt in clashes, 4 die of wounds ...

ADDIS ABABA, July 19 (Reuters) - At least three people have died in Ethiopia's southern city of Hawassa, hospital authorities said on Friday, amid a showdown between state security forces and some ...

Tensions are high in the Ethiopian southern city of Hawassa where hospital authorities said on Friday that at least three people have died amid a showdown between state security forces and some ...

Hawassa City who enjoyed a 4-1 win over Woldiya City last week suffered a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Dedebit on Sunday at the Addis Ababa stadium. For Dedebit this was a good result.

Drivers in Hawassa, the capital of Sidama Regional State, report an acute and worsening fuel shortage, which they attribute to widespread black market sales within the city.

Four protesters died of gunshot wounds suffered in clashes between Ethiopian security forces and activists seeking a new autonomous region for their Sidama ethnic group based in the southern city ...