Abstracto

Citizenship vs. Regional Ownership: The Untold Causes of Conflict in Ethiopia

Citizenship vs. Regional Ownership: The Untold Causes of Conflict in Ethiopia

Tolerance in Ethiopia is as significant as national symbol. Yet, it had been forgotten or considered to be helpless. Many analysis have been given to the current conflict in Ethiopia. However, conflicts are continued to be unresolved. Following the formation of national regional states, the sense of ethnicity had developed and created belonging to one region. As some consider themselves as owner of the region, they have indirectly reflects non majoritarian as non-indigenous community. In following few pages, this paper tries to describe the controversial issues between citizenship and regional ownership, how it creates conflict between majority and non-majoritarian in a certain region.