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The Sidama people of Africa: The Institution of Cimeessa - The Respected Elder
The power of elders in the Sidama society was not based on a simple age count as is the case in most modern societies. The Sidama elder is more the product of various social processes through which a person (usually a man) passes than the product of a simple aging.
The Sidama People of Africa: An Overview of History, Culture and Economy: Part II
The Sidama region is highly overpopulated. Land holdings have dwindled to less than 0.3 hectares per household due to population explosion. As a result extensive farming is not a viable option. To reduce the current massive rural underemployment,urban unemployment, and excruciating poverty, the region must implement a rapid and massive alternative income and employment generation schemes
The Sidama People of Africa: An Overview of History, Culture and Economy: Part I
One of the ancient Kushites, the Sidama people live in the southern part of the present day Ethiopia,with notable geographical features such as lake Awassa in the North and lake Abaya in the South. Before the 1891 annexion into the bigger Ethiopia, these people lived more egalitarian way of life and excercised the most democratic system of political adminisration.
Kush, Nubia, Ethiopia and Sudan: Ancient Civilisations and Modern Nomenclature: Part II
The Nubians and Kushites are two distinct ancient peoples that lived in North East Africa. The Kushites ruled parts of Egypt and northern Sudan since 2600 BC but their prominence rose when they formed the 25th Egyptian dyansty in the 8th century BC and ruled Egypt for about a century. It was this great Kushitic people that lived primarily in the northern part of the present day Sudan, that the ancient Greeks and Romans called the "Aithiopians" or ‘Ethiopians’.
Kush, Nubia, Ethiopia and Sudan: Ancient Civilisations and Modern Nomenclature: Part I
The Nubians and Kushites are two distinct ancient peoples that lived in North East Africa. The Kushites ruled parts of Egypt and northern Sudan since 2600 BC but their prominence rose when they formed the 25th Egyptian dyansty in the 8th century BC and ruled Egypt for about a century. It was this great Kushitic people that lived primarily in the northern part of the present day Sudan, that the ancient Greeks and Romans called the "Aithiopians" or ‘Ethiopians’.
The Kushitic Civilization of North East Africa: An Overview
The Pharaohs of Egypt's 25th Dynasty, the Kushitic People of North East Africa, need recognition to their contributions to the global civilization

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