The violence is said to have something with identity question and demand for autonomy. Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People’s Regional State is facing numerous demands for statehood which means language groups vying for self rule with direct relation with the central government. The number of some language groups within this region is weigh more than the number of some language groups in the country that are running a regional state of their own. For example, Benishangul Gumuz regional state does not even have a million populations where as some language speaking groups in Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People’s Regional State constitute more than two or three million people. Yet, political pundits in the country squarely blame ethnic politics for incessant ethnic violence in different parts of Ethiopia.

Source: Ethiopian News February 01, 2019 02:15 UTC