Southern Nations

Security forces’ attacks on the Aari threatens South Omo’s harmony

The de facto criminalization of identity in the zone is a challenge to lasting peace.

4 years

The drought in Oromia has reached a crisis point

Misery is mounting in the hardest-hit zones.

4 years

ክልል የመሆን ልዩ ጥያቄ በደቡብ ምዕራብ ኢትዮጵያ

በደቡብ ኢትዮጵያ የአዳዲስ ክልሎች  መመስረት ስፍራው ላለበት በርካታ ተግዳሮቶች አስፈላጊ ምላሽ ቢሆንም በቂ ግን አይደለም።

5 years

EIEP: A special statehood request in Ethiopia’s southwest

This Ethiopia Insight Election Project article argues new regions in southern Ethiopia are a necessary but insufficient answer to the…

5 years

Splitting Southern Nations region into four can promote peace

Placing similar groups into multiple states could be the most promising way forward for the troubled Southern Nations region.

6 years

Respecting self-determination could prove good governance model for Ethiopia’s Southern Nations

The prevailing federal view is that many more regional states in southern Ethiopia will stretch public resources, but it will…

6 years

It’s time to respect the Wolayta people’s constitutional rights

Further failure to finally grant Wolayta Zone a referendum on regional statehood may trigger further protests.

6 years

First, constitutional adherence, then reform will prevent Ethiopia’s fragmentation

Authorities’ response to southern statehood demands will determine whether Ethiopia cultivates true unity in diversity or unravels further.

6 years

Prone Amaro people hope OLF deal ends Guji attacks

The Amaro people hope mediation efforts with the Oromo Liberation Front will bring stability to their borders with the Guji…

7 years