Layer upon Layer: Understanding the Gambella Conflict Formation

Gambella can be seen as an example for one of the most, if not utmost, complex regions in Ethiopia with regard to contemporary political conflicts. Its status as a border region, its multi-ethnic composition, its exposure to the Sudanese civil war and the inner-Ethiopian dynamics between centre and...

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Published in:International journal of Ethiopian studies 2012-01, Vol.6 (1/2), p.135-159
Main Authors: Lie, Jon Harald Sande, Borchgrevink, Axel
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Federalism
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War conflict
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description Gambella can be seen as an example for one of the most, if not utmost, complex regions in Ethiopia with regard to contemporary political conflicts. Its status as a border region, its multi-ethnic composition, its exposure to the Sudanese civil war and the inner-Ethiopian dynamics between centre and periphery, as well as the developments in oil drilling, contributed to the recent extension of the conflict in the area. Each of these causes and events is equally important for the understanding of the region and should never be seen as separate from each other. (Meckelburg 2006: 7)
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Refugees
War conflict
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