Ethiopia: Threat to Harari Culture

 Ethiopia Insight published on 7 December 2023 a commentary titled "Hararis in Harar Are Being Erased and Dispossessed" by Abdullah Sherif, a leader of the Harari community in Toronto.  

The author argues that Oromo extremism poses an existential threat to Hararis in Harar.  Given their small numbers (well under one percent of Ethiopia's population), constant intimidation, and abandonment by the central government, Hararis in Harar are suffering in silence.  Harari culture is being appropriated, its land and property stolen, and politics undermined.  

Why Ethiopia's 2021 Elections Matter

 The US Institute of Peace published on 17 June 2021 an analysis titled "Why Ethiopia's 2021 Elections Matter" by Aly Verjee and Terence Lyons.

There are serious questions whether the 21 June elections in Ethiopia will advance democratization or lead to further political polarization.  At least 76 of the 547 constituencies will not be voting.

More Ideas on Restructuring Ethiopian Political System

 Ethiopia Insights posted on 30 December 2020 a commentary titled "Reforming Ethiopian Ethnofederalism" by Befekadu Hailu, Center for Advancement of Rights and Democracy in Ethiopia.

The author argues it is time to start a conversation on how to restructure the Ethiopian federation to create more inclusiveness and liberty rather than locking ethnic groups into geographical boundaries and so fostering antagonistic, exclusionary relationships.

Ethiopia: Ethnic Conflict in Harar

Ethiopia Insight posted on 2 January 2019 an analysis titled "Anguish for Harari As Oromo Claim Rights" by William Davison and Leake Tewele.

The ongoing intimidation of Harari property owners by groups of Oromo in the walled city of Harar is the latest ethnic tension in Ethiopia. While Harari victims say they are being dispossessed, some Oromo activists claim historic wrongs need redressing.