Ethiopia Insight published on 19 August 2021 a detailed commentary titled "EIEP: Prosperity Party's Win Is a Loss for Oromia--and Ethiopia" by Ermias Tasfaye, Ethiopia Insight reporter who lives in Oromia.
The author argues that Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has failed to reconcile Ethiopia and Oromo political identities and so failed to live up to his own promises. The commentary focuses on the competing views in Oromia of support for Oromo nationalism versus pan-Ethiopianism.
African Arguments posted on 26 November 2020 a commentary titled "Why the Third Layer of Ethiopia's Conflict May Be the Most Worrying" by Mohammed Girma, Roehampton University.
The author identifies three layers of conflict in Ethiopia: political (ethnic federalism vs. pan-Ethiopianism), personal ego of leaders, and communal or ethnic-based violence. He believes ethnic violence will be the most difficult layer to resolve.
The International Crisis Group broadcast on 4 December 2020 a 28 minute podcast titled "As Conflicts Mount, Where Does Ethiopia Go from Here?" with Adem Kassie Abebe, International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance.
Numerous cases of ethnic violence continue in Ethiopia that extend well beyond Tigray Region. The author believes the overriding issue in Ethiopia today is the conflict between ethnic federalism and pan-Ethiopianism. Abiy Ahmed, he argues, is trying to occupy the middle ground between these two philosophies although his opponents see him in the pan-Ethiopian camp.
