Referendum in Ethiopia

There is news of a referendum in Ethiopia which took place yesterday concerning the Sidama people who say they are stateless.
Eritrea became independant of Ethiopia, being backed by the u.n. around 1991-93. There followed a border war according to some. A recent peace agreement in 2018 is reported to have instigated a border change.
Supporters of Jawar Mohammed, said to be a descendant of the Solomon dynasty and who was educated in the west, are said to be currently protesting. There has been violence according to reports, and various struggles for increased political freedom and ethnic representation in Ethiopia.
The current prime minister of Ethiopia is of the Oromo people who were said to have been lords during the mid 18th to 19th Century following the overthrow of the Solomon dynasty, a period known as the zemene mesafint.
Ethiopia is reported to have been divided into nine ethnic based regional states. The Southern Nations, Nationalities and People’s region is, according to some, made up of regions 7 to 11, although other reports disagree. Logged as a rural region, the SNNPR water resources bureau is said to be improving accessibility to drinking water but priority has been given to the Sidama people according to a report. A list of u.n. administrative bodies is unclear. Currently, many people living in the SNNPR are calling for its dissolution.
The Sidama people were seen queueing to vote yesterday.