A girl dressed in traditional Sidama scarf stands in front of her family's house in Wetera Rasa village near Hawassa, Ethiopia November 19, 2019. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri
HAWASSA, Ethiopia (Reuters) - Ethiopia's Sidama people vote on self-determination in a referendum on Wednesday closely watched by other restive ethnic groups also seeking more autonomy since reforms by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed shook up the national power balance.
The special vote for the Sidama, mostly based in the south and comprising about 4 percent of Ethiopia's 105 million population, comes ahead of a national election next year and has brought fears of renewed violence.
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