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The Potential of Democratization in Ethiopia: The Welkait Question as a Litmus Test
Ist Teil von
Journal of Asian and African studies (Leiden), 2021-08, Vol.56 (5), p.1007-1023
Ort / Verlag
London, England: SAGE Publications
Erscheinungsjahr
2021
Quelle
Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
Beschreibungen/Notizen
Abiy Ahmed was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2019 for his role in initiating peace talks in the Horn of Africa and his attempts to reform the Ethiopian democracy. Under the slogan medemer, he promised he would do everything possible to unite the multi-ethnic country, reconcile conflicts and bring brotherly peace to the country. This article treats the Welkait question as a litmus test to determine the potential of democratization in Ethiopia. The identity question of the indigenous Welkait Amhara was raised and suppressed since 1991. In April 2018, the then newly elected Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed met with members of the Welkait Amhara Identity Question Committee and promised that this case would be solved within the federal system and in accordance with the constitution. Within the struggle for recognition paradigm, this article asks if government responses follow the medemer approach of reconciliation, cooperation, rule of law and democracy.