The de facto criminalization of identity in the zone is a challenge to lasting peace.
Placing similar groups into multiple states could be the most promising way forward for the troubled Southern Nations region.
The prevailing federal view is that many more regional states in southern Ethiopia will stretch public resources, but it will…
Further failure to finally grant Wolayta Zone a referendum on regional statehood may trigger further protests.
Authorities’ response to southern statehood demands will determine whether Ethiopia cultivates true unity in diversity or unravels further.
The Sidama plan to declare a regional state on 18 July. To reduce risks, they should resolve sensitive issues before…
Beneath the latest neat international narrative of a democratizing Ethiopia lies a ruthless struggle among competing domestic plotlines.
The Sidama quest for self-administration is legally, morally and politically strong, and it will continue for generations until the goal…
As ethnic groups in southern Ethiopia demand their own states, it's critical to examine how previous efforts to change administrative…