As Dire Dawa is territorially coterminous with the Somali and Oromo regions, it became a bone of contention between the two regions. Both regions lay their claims over the city on the basis of ethnic territoriality. ...

Local governance is part of the government of a country which deals mainly with problems or issues related to a given population within a given territory. Peace building refers to as a process of strengthening a society’s ...

The main purpose of this study is to assess the practices and challenges of school based teachers‟ continuous professional development in secondary schools of East Hararghe Oromia Regional State. The study is used four ...

The Karrayyu have long history of conflictual interactions with neighboring communities which is dated back to the imperial era. Culture of fame and clash over the grazing areas were the main factors for the conflict ...

This thesis dealt with the causes, actors and the impacts of the Mareko-Gurage inter-ethnic conflict in the Mareko woreda of Gurage Zone, Ethiopia. The study examined the underlying factors that caused violent inter-ethnic ...

he Jarso and the Girhi are Oromo and Somali clans respectively. The two have long history of sociopolitical and economic interactions and forged local coalition to confront the politicaleconomic pressures from the centre. ...

This study intended to find out the role of customary institution in managing resource based dispute among Somali pastoralists in Harshin district, Somali regional state, Ethiopia. the specific objectives were to assess ...