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Sadly yes but its complicated, the ruling party suppress true democracy through ethnic federalisation in the name of self determination. In a country with many ethnic groups (nearly 100) there will always be a group that will feel underrepresented with the centralisation of power within the capital and through an increasingly authoritarian governance model. Some people call for the end to ethnic federalisation, some call for reform, either way the country faces challenges and Ethiopia deserves a better political system.
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Oliver Schick
If only one could do something against civil wars, it may be far away but it's heartbreaking.
What's the history there? Is it standard 'divide and rule' to give power to the smaller part of the population (e.g. the Amhara) to keep the larger part (e.g., the Oromo) down?