Ethiopia Insight

Ethiopia’s government is currently touting an allegedly unprecedented National Dialogue, which it describes as a panacea for the country’s deep-seated political problems. National dialogues—when inclusive, credible, and transparent—can be an effective tool for conflict management, and even political transformation, in post-conflict societies. However, various governments such as Egypt, Sudan, and Uganda’s have manipulated them, using instead as a facade to absorb international pressure and consolidate domestic power. READ➡️ www.ethiopia-insight.com/how-not-to-conduct-a-national-dialogue/

In Ethiopia, recent conflicts have brought to light the issues facing this country of over 100 million people, centered around identity, resources and power. We believe there is value in providing a platform for Ethiopians from all communities and of all political persuasions to be heard.    The ARIF PROJECT, a journalistic-academic collaboration, aims to boost the exchange of ideas, provide critical analysis and understand the roots of instability within the Ethiopian federation. ALL ARTICLES ➡️ https://www.ethiopia-insight.com/category/analytical-reporting-to-improve-the-federation/

Many across Ethiopia who live outside of their carved ethno-national homelands (regions, special zones, or special districts) are ‘non-indigenous’ to the areas they reside in. That usurps them of the political and cultural self-determination they would have in the areas to which they are ‘indigenous’. So what's the way forward in the protection of intra-state minorities? READ➡️https://www.ethiopia-insight.com/2024/05/29/persecuted-amharas-have-nowhere-left-to-flee-to/

The latest in our ARIF series links the political and security crisis in the Amhara region with Ethiopia’s failure to institute an effective system of protection and representation for intra-state minorities. READ MORE ➡️www.ethiopia-insight.com/persecuted-amharas-have-nowhere-left-to-flee-to/ The ARIF Project, a journalistic-academic collaboration, aims to stimulate the free flow of ideas within Ethiopia. By establishing an inclusive platform for Ethiopians to engage in public discourse, we aspire to foster a more informed and connected society!

The violence, and the tensions, in Gondar are a microcosm of the wider conflict rocking Amhara, Ethiopia. Before open rebellion broke out, Amharas were accusing the federal authorities of structural discrimination and failure to curb recurrent attacks against members of their community living as minorities in other regions. The lack of representation in regional and sub-regional administrative and security structures has been a lethal Achilles heel in Ethiopia’s management of its sizeable intra-state minority population. READ MORE ➡️  https://www.ethiopia-insight.com/2024/05/29/persecuted-amharas-have-nowhere-left-to-flee-to/ *stock footage*

Ethiopia’s second-most populous region is sliding deeper into a political and security crisis with implications for the entire country. READ➡️ https://www.ethiopia-insight.com/2024/05/29/persecuted-amharas-have-nowhere-left-to-flee-to/

Ethiopia’s failure to institute an effective system of protection and representation for intra-state minorities is a key driver of the conflict in Amhara region. READ➡️ https://www.ethiopia-insight.com/2024/05/29/persecuted-amharas-have-nowhere-left-to-flee-to on why persecuted Amharas have nowhere left to flee to.

Jawar has reformed himself—now let’s reform our divisive constitution. READ➡️ https://www.ethiopia-insight.com/2024/05/21/jawar-has-reformed-himself-now-lets-reform-our-divisive-constitution/ on why abolishing ethnic homelands is the way forward for Ethiopia.

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Multiple factors led to Ethiopia’s 1974 Marxist-Leninist revolution and the brutal autocracy that followed. READ➡️ www.ethiopia-insight.com/ethiopias-radical-revolutionary-student-movement/ on Ethiopia’s radical revolutionary student movement.