Furthermore, the so-called “ethnic clashes” in Oromya and in the Somali Regional State suggest that the same ruling power is now coming apart. - The government then decided, as it were, to subcontract the struggle against the ONLF by setting up, training and equipping the only regional armed force in the whole federal state of Ethiopia, the Liyu Police. Then a one sentence summary: “the events triggering the recent violence between Oromo and Somali remain unclear” (Africa News, 7/10/2017). Within this general context, the Somali state has followed the same trajectory, but with its own characteristics and objectives. It is equally indispensable in the iron grip it maintains over the Somali state: not a hint of protest is tolerated there.

Source: Ethiopian News October 22, 2017 21:45 UTC