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Ethnic Federalism in Decline: Implications of Ethiopia’s Tigray Crisis

Ethnic Federalism in Decline: Implications of Ethiopia’s Tigray Crisis

by Farley Sweatman

Armed clashes across Ethiopia’s Tigray region as Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) battle fighters loyal to the Tigray People Liberation Front (TPLF). Despite taking effective control of Mekelle, Tigray’s regional capital, in the initial offensive, ENDF troops now face the possibility of a protracted insurgency, with TPLF leaders More concerning still is that the conflict has taken on an ethnically driven Unless quickly resolved, the crisis threatens to reverse any recent gains made by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s administration towards promoting a shared sense of unity and identity (or Ethiopiawinet) that transcends ethnic lines.

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