Showing posts with label Wolayta. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Wolayta. Show all posts

Friday, July 26, 2019

Hit the Pause Button for Sidama Statehood

Ethiopia Insight published on 25 July 2019 a commentary titled "Like Every Dispute in Ethiopia, Sidama Statehood Must Wait" by Teshome M. Borago, accountant and political analyst.

The author says that attempts to resolve sensitive issues such as statehood for Sidama should only occur after elections in 2020 and the emergence of a new national consensus.

Wednesday, November 28, 2018

Ethiopia: Ethnic Federalism under Pressure

Ethiopia Insight posted on 28 November 2018 an analysis titled "As Southern Nations Break Free Pressure Mounts on EPRDF" by William Davison and Kulle Kursha.

The authors look at the fragmentation taking place in Ethiopia's Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' State and speculate what this means for Ethiopia's policy of ethnic federalism.

Saturday, November 3, 2018

Ethiopia May Have 10th Federal State

Ethiopia Insight posted on 3 November 2018 an article titled "Sidama Take Another Step Towards Statehood" by Ermias Tesfaye.

The Council of Southern Nations in Ethiopia has agreed to Sidama Zone's request to become the tenth federal state in the country.