Abdi Iley

The arbitrary detention of Abdifatah Mohamoud and other Ethio-Somali elites

A top opposition member from the Somali Region was released this past Saturday after spending over two months in jail…

5 years

EIEP Podcast: Volatility and voting in Ethiopia’s Somali region

A much less brutal party-state is set to consolidate its power in a slightly more democratic environment.

5 years

Wajiyo cusub iyo tabashooyinkii hore: Kaalinta isbadalka, qabiilka, xisbiyada deegaanka Soomaalida Itoobiya

Xisbul Xaakim aan arxandaradiisu xumayn baa raba inuu talada iyo awooda deegaanka ku hanto nidaam u dhow midka dimoqraadiga.

5 years

New faces, old problems: reforms, clans, and parties in Ethiopia’s Somali region

A much less brutal party-state is set to consolidate its power in a slightly more democratic environment.

5 years

Can the Somali region speak?

Ethiopian Somalis must reject politically motivated, shallow historical narratives and produce a new story that accurately captures their lived experiences.

5 years

An Ogadeni feud and Somali folktale

Just like the she-camel, the Ogaden National Liberation Front old guard is torn in different directions, and risks losing everything…

6 years

Jigjiga’s autocratic modernity

Returning to the Somali region capital Jigjiga after more than a decade away was both comforting and disorienting.

6 years