10/08/2018
Upheaval in Somali Region Tests Ethiopian PM?s Ability to Unify
Tension is still running high in Ethiopia?s Somali region after federal and regional forces engaged in clashes last week that killed at least 29 people, leading to the resignation of the regional president. A temporary successor has been named, and a semblance of normalcy has returned to Jijiga, the regional capital.#160; But the flare-up raises important legal and political questions about Ethiopia?s system of government, known as ethnic federalism, in which the country?s nine states are defined largely by ethnicity. And the aftermath will challenge Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed?s ability to turn inspiring rhetoric into real change for communities that have endured years of violence, according...
