Don’t Let Ethiopia Become the Next YugoslaviaWithin a few shorts months, Ethiopia has witnessed a dramatic transformation. Similar to the former Yugoslavia, Ethiopia is a federal state with nine units organized along ethnic lines: The Tigray, Somali, Amhara, and Oromia regions (around 80 percent of Ethiopia) take their names from the dominant ethnic groups. Yugoslavia experienced political transformation in the late 1980s, just as Ethiopia is today. In addition, in ethnic federations, political parties and movements are likely to organize along ethnic lines (as they are in Ethiopia). In ethnic federal systems, institutional power, economic and social inequalities, and ethnic identity overlap can easily reinforce themselves.

Source: Ethiopian News January 15, 2019 06:11 UTC