Why do Highland Cushites looks so different from the rest?

[Prince Abubu]

They looks straight up Papuan and southern African bantus.

Weirdly, they would cluster genetically closer to Habesha than Somalis/Oromo/Afar.

Here are some examples of people called Burji, they're related to Sidamas.

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[TooMacaan]

The second picture you posted look like normal Cushites to me
I'm not familiar with the Burji but I always thought that the Sidama were Omotic, even though they speak a Cushitic language and live in the highlands..