Ethiopia's Challenged National Dialogue Commission

 Ethiopia Insight published on 9 July 2024 a commentary titled "Ethiopia's Next Steps along a Troubled Road to Democracy" by Nebiyu Daniel Meshesha, former Ethiopian diplomat.

Since the government established the National Dialogue Commission in December 2021, it has done little to bring armed groups and opposition parties that declined to participate into the process.  The author argues it is essential to include all key stakeholders.  If the government moves forward without them, the process cannot achieve a legitimate outcome.

Ethiopia Needs Peace before Transitional Justice

 Pretoria-based Institute for Security Studies (ISS) published on 3 July 2024 an analysis titled "Without Peace in Ethiopia, Transitional Justice Will Be Difficult" by Tadesse Simie Metekia, ISS Addis Ababa, Tessema Simachew Belay, Bahir Dar University, and Wubeshet Kumelachew Tiruneh, Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights.

One of the primary goals of Ethiopia's policy is to end the cycle of violence through institutional reform.  The authors argue, however, that without first ending ongoing conflicts and addressing the structural issues that led to the fighting, it might be impossible to guarantee the non-recurrence of violations.

South Sudan: A Failure of Leadership

Pambazuka News published on 18 November 2014 an analysis titled "Situating Transitional Justice in the Context of South Sudan" by Wani Mathias Jumi, secretary general of the South Sudan Law Society.  He argues that the root cause of current problems in South Sudan is failed leadership. 

Rebuilding Somalia Drawing on Indigenous Practices

Pambazuka News published on 18 November 2014 an analysis titled "Somalia: Let's Just Forget the Past?" by Marco Zoppi, a PhD fellow at Roskilde University in Denmark.  He calls for a bottom-up reconciliation process in Somalia based on the indigenous social contract or at least the integration of some of its tenets.  These include measures for dispute settlement.