Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed of Ethiopia also commander in chief of Ethiopian Army has given 72 hours for the Tigray People Liberation Front (TPLF) leaders to surrender within 72 hours.
Five zones and one wereda (district with an average population of 140,000) from Southern Region of Ethiopia have agreed to merge and form a new regional state, which will be the 11 region of the country.
Sidama zone, which is used to be part of the Southern region of Ethiopia today, becomes the 10th region of Ethiopia after referendum.