Publication
4 Jul 2019
Officials representing the Sidama, southern Ethiopia’s largest ethnic group, are threatening to declare the formation of a new regional state within Ethiopia’s federation in July 2019, unless the government meets a constitutionally mandated deadline to organize a referendum on the issue. This publication analyzes this development, and the difficulty for the government to address it amidst its transition toward a multi-party democracy.
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Author | International Crisis Group |
Series | Crisis Group Africa Briefings |
Publisher | International Crisis Group (ICG) |
Copyright | © 2019 International Crisis Group (ICG) |