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Critics will contest Ethiopia’s identity issues body

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ETHIOPIA

Ethiopia's identities and boundaries commission.

Afar-Somali conflict expands Ethiopia’s security woes

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ETHIOPIA

The conflict adds to the multiple points of insecurity the country faces, amid ongoing conflict in Tigray and spiralling inter-ethnic violence elsewhere.

Ethiopia’s Amhara-Tigray tensions risk new flashpoints

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ETHIOPIA

Amhara forces were central to the federal offensive into Tigray, but their support was in part motivated by a desire to assert claims over strategic areas they say were unfairly…

Sudan border dispute may complicate Ethiopian politics

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ETHIOPIA/SUDAN

The stand-off has reactivated historical tensions over a slice of territory known as the al-Fashaga triangle, which is historically claimed by Sudan but has been cultivated for…

Tigray-Amhara claims may delay Ethiopia peace process

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ETHIOPIA

Territorial disputes between Amhara and Tigray require delicate negotiations. This will likely delay, and could even derail, the peace process.

Ethiopia’s leader faces self-made election dilemmas

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ETHIOPIA

The National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) had initially aimed to organise the polls in May or June 2021, but a firm timeline remains pending. Meanwhile, there is increasing…

Wolayta may frustrate restructuring of south Ethiopia

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ETHIOPIA

The arrests triggered protests in which security forces killed at least 17 people and may entrench the crisis over statehood demands in the multi-ethnic Southern Nations…

Sidama state will deepen Ethiopia’s political tensions

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ETHIOPIA

Implications of the Sidama bid for their own state.

Abiy may struggle to settle Ethiopia’s Somali east

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ETHIOPIA

The decision follows weeks of unrest in the Ethiopian Somali National Regional State (ESNRS), capped by the August 6 resignation of regional President Abdi Mahmoud Omar ‘Iley’…

Ethiopia will struggle to contain nationalist violence

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ETHIOPIA

Implications of recent high-level assassinations.