An Ethiopian hospital director says at least 66 people have died after a truck packed with wedding guests plunged into a river.

Officials in Ethiopia counted ballots on Tuesday after a parliamentary election billed as the first free vote in the country's history but marred by an opposition boycott, war and reports of ...

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 ...

At least 71 people have died in Ethiopia after a truck packed with passengers plunged into a river, according to the spokesperson for the southern Sidama regional government and a statement.

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The medical director at Bona General Hospital in the southern Sidama region, Lemma Lagide, told The Associated Press on Monday that 64 people died on site and two others at the hospital.

Sidama National Regional State Health Bureau/Facebook The mangled remains of the truck that fell into a river in Ethopia on Sunday, Dec. 22.

Addis Ababa, March 28, 2025 (ENA)— Ethiopia's cultural heritages, including the Sidama New Year Fichee-Chambalaalla, are sources of national pride that have achieved global recognition, Tourism ...

The truck fell into a river on Sunday evening in the Bona district of Sidama state, around 300km south of the capital Addis Ababa, the regional communication bureau said.

People view a truck that fell off the Gelan Bridge as it was returning from a wedding ceremony in the country's southern Sidama region, Ethiopia, Monday, Dec. 30, 2024. AP Photo/Str At least four ...

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 ...