The Economist

In its August 16th, 1997 issue, The Economist, in an article entitled "Federal Sham", writes about Ethiopia's TPLF. Here is an excerpt of the article:
In the Oromia and Somali regions, parties that had established strong local identities by fighting the Mengistu regime, such as the Oromo Liberation Front and the Ogaden National Liberation Front, have been suppressed as "terrorists". Indeed, both these parties grew out of guerilla movements. But the government also accuses the All Amhara People's Organization and the Southern Ethiopian People's Democratic Coalition of waging war, without producing much evidence that these parties use or advocate voilence.
People unwilling to join EPRDF, let alone those known to favour secession, are described as "narrow nationalists". They are often imprisoned and their meetings banned. In the Oromia and Somali regions, human rights groups have documented hundreds of "disappearances".

Salahdin Maow

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