Ethio Quest News Together We Can Make It! Peace for HoA Home About Us Contact Us The Africans Democratic Path Spotlight Human Rights Feleg (blog) Environment Business Sport Health Education A & E Links More News Qoutables Blah Blah Pictures Comments Site Map Toronto Guide ***** How Horn of Africa brothers fell out "..The two men were undoubtedly close, but brothers can also be intensely, destructively competitive. The relationship was always a stormy one, with each side brooding over perceived slights, chafing over their enforced intimacy." More Somalia: Understanding the History of Violence Ahmed A. Abdullahi (Kamil) " For the past two decades, various clans and sub clans have been dead locked in a violent struggle for power and dominance. " More |
| Building for Peace in the Horn of Africa: Diplomacy and Beyond United States Inistitute of Peace 28 June 1999 | Special Report No. 50 John Prendergast "..In terms of sheer human life, more is at stake in resolving the wars in the Horn of Africa than anywhere else in the world. Besides the fact that the Horn hosts the deadliest cluster of conflicts globally, there are also increasing incidences of starvation, slavery, child abduction, child soldiers, and ethnic cleansing, as well as the highest rate of population displacement in the world. Eight times as many people have died in the Horn's current wars (up to 2.5 million) as have perished in the Balkans conflicts, and five times as many Horn residents have been displaced. No zone of regional conflict has produced more concentrated death and destruction since World War II. Despite this, the United Nations spends over ten times per refugee in the Balkans what it spends per refugee in the Horn. This report reviews thematically the causes of the Horn's conflicts, analyzes current efforts at resolving these wars, and provides an alternative framework of engagement that goes beyond diplomacy aimed at building the institutional basis for future peace." More |
"..The Eritrean Forum of Minnesota, also called on the people of Eritrea and Ethiopia
to remain vigilant and pursue the road for peace and avert the cloud of war that arises
between these two brotherly nations."
to remain vigilant and pursue the road for peace and avert the cloud of war that arises
between these two brotherly nations."
| "..What will be the objective of the next insane war and what will be our explanation for failing to stop it?" Read the whole statement |
Readers Response Ethiopia First
Readers Response Awate
| A 2008 Call to the Diaspora of the Horn of Africa! by: Berhane Alazar |
CALL ME BY MY NAME By Obo Arada Shawl alias Wolde Tewolde
The Role of People of Conscience in Cultivating Peace and Preventing Human Rights
Abuse by Abukar Arman
Abuse by Abukar Arman
| A Vignette of Vigilance to the Premier of Somalia By Henock Abdi |
| Somalia TFG's plan for peace and reconciliation By ABDULKADIR KHALIF |
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On the Elders and Mediation By Prof. Mesfin W/ Mariam " Who seeks reconciliation? Those who desire peace seek reconciliation. Those who believe that above them is the..." More The upshot of the Somali Peace Express Abukar Arman The Ethio-Eritrean Future : Some Reflections Mesfin Araya Whdet’s Visionary Political System By Gezaee Hailemichael An Open Letter to the Organic Intellectuals accross the Horn of Africa Dr. Mesfin Araya In Ethiopia, elders dissolve a crisis the traditional way Democratic: Indigenous systems of conflict resolution in Oromia, Ethiopia "..There also exist various traditional institutions in the country that have their own customary methods to settle conflicts. In this regard, the Gadaa system of conflict resolution is one that deserves attention. This institution is well respected by the Oromo society at large in the country. If this indigenous knowledge can be harnessed, then it is thought that it can be a means through which sustainable development can be achieved" More No guns at Ethiopian peace talks By Elizabeth Blunt ( BBC ) The tribes of the South Omo Valley in Ethiopia recently held a gathering to discuss shared concerns and invited their neighbours from the Kenyan and Sudan borders. More A Message of Hope for the New Year from the AJC "In 2008, if we start reaching out to others, we will form relationships that matter to us. It is only natural then to not be so hard- hearted or indifferent when our fellow-Ethiopians are in danger. We need compassion for each other more than anything else including democracy." More |
A Revival of Tribal Tradition to Help Repair Dafrur
July 4 ( Washington Post ) - " The problem is between Darfurians and
the government -- this is not between Arabs and Africans," said Abdel
Majid Ibrahim Mohamed, a prominent leader of the ethnically African
Fur tribe, among the most heavily targeted by the government." More
July 4 ( Washington Post ) - " The problem is between Darfurians and
the government -- this is not between Arabs and Africans," said Abdel
Majid Ibrahim Mohamed, a prominent leader of the ethnically African
Fur tribe, among the most heavily targeted by the government." More
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Prolonging the agony
by Abdurrahman Warsameh
"..It seems to be the general consensus that the international
community should, instead of attempting to bring in more forces to
fight for peace, spend its time and energy on efforts to bring all sides
of the conflict together and to avoid the isolation of any group." More
by Abdurrahman Warsameh
"..It seems to be the general consensus that the international
community should, instead of attempting to bring in more forces to
fight for peace, spend its time and energy on efforts to bring all sides
of the conflict together and to avoid the isolation of any group." More
| Unfinished Peace in the Horn of Africa (The Daily Star) |
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Press Conference by head of Organisation of Islamic Conference
Sep. 22 (Relief Web) - He said that the organisation had been very active in
the Somalia peace process and had managed to get hold-out parties there to
"sit at the table". Recent discussions with United Nations Secretary -
General Ban Ki-moon had idicated that the OIC could be very helpful to the
United Nations in Somalia, particularly in establishing a peacekeeping...More
Sep. 22 (Relief Web) - He said that the organisation had been very active in
the Somalia peace process and had managed to get hold-out parties there to
"sit at the table". Recent discussions with United Nations Secretary -
General Ban Ki-moon had idicated that the OIC could be very helpful to the
United Nations in Somalia, particularly in establishing a peacekeeping...More
| Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu |
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Somali Islamist leader wants peace with Ethiopia
Jan. 27, 2009 ( Reuters ) - Somalia's Islamist presidential candidate said
he wants to make peace with Ethiopia, bring young militia fighters into a
national security force, and rebuild the country's social services. More
Jan. 27, 2009 ( Reuters ) - Somalia's Islamist presidential candidate said
he wants to make peace with Ethiopia, bring young militia fighters into a
national security force, and rebuild the country's social services. More
Djibouti will resist war with Eritrea - president
Jan.29 ( Reuters ) - " Because what interests him is Ethiopia. It's not working. He
has problems with Ethiopia, but not us. Why is he making us the hostages?" said
Guelleh. More
Jan.29 ( Reuters ) - " Because what interests him is Ethiopia. It's not working. He
has problems with Ethiopia, but not us. Why is he making us the hostages?" said
Guelleh. More
| The Referendum That Never Was Alex Birhanu |
| Who will make a bridge over our troubled water and its legacy? By Alex Birhanu |