Three years of incessant protests across the restive regions of Oromia and Amhara, increasing ethnic violence and a deteriorating economy had brought Ethiopia to the verge of collapse. Abiy's initial achievements made many Ethiopia watchers believe the country was finally departing from the age-old politics of authoritarian survival. While much progress was made on many fronts in the first few months of Abiy's premiership, some deep-rooted challenges, such as ethnic tensions and internal displacement of peoples, continued unabated. Thousands of ethnic Gedeos, who fled the area last year to escape ethnic violence at the hands of Guji Oromos are still languishing in refugee camps across the country. Ethnic tensions are also simmering across Ethiopia's Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' Region state, where over 40 ethnic groups once co-existed peacefully.

Source: Ethiopian News April 02, 2019 11:37 UTC