The causes and consequences of the 2018 failed peace agreement between the Oromo Liberation Front and the Ethiopian government

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ID11423409
AuthorsMarew Abebe Salemot (0000-0003-2612-6923, University of Antwerp), Namhla Thando Matshanda (0000-0001-7879-8196, University of the Western Cape, corresponding author)
Year2023
Volume41
Issue4
Pages441-458
Publication date2023-10-02
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Contemporary African Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0258-9001 • E-ISSN: 1469-9397
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/02589001.2023.2193364
OpenAlexW4376125825
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited13

Following the 2018 political reforms in Ethiopia, many rebel groups that were fighting against the government and labelled as ‘terrorists’ were allowed to return to the country. The most prominent of these was the Oromo Liberation Front, which had been based in Eritrea before it was granted amnesty. Subsequently, the Oromo Liberation Front announced a ceasefire, made a peace agreement with the Ethiopian government in the Eritrean capital Asmara and later entered Ethiopia. However, the details of the peace agreement were not publicised and there was no clarity on the legal grounds of the agreement. The peace agreement soon failed to deliver the expected outcome of peace. This paper argues that the failure of the agreement was due to a number of reasons, most notably the absence of a clear DDR process for ex-combatants, the presence of factions within the OLF, lack of political will and the absence of a democratic ethos

Amnesty · Communism · Democracy · Ethos · Front (military · Geography · Government (linguistics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · United front · African history and culture analysis · Global Peace and Security Dynamics · Law · Political Conflict and Governance

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