A PhD student specializing in indigenous governance systems reflects on the 72nd Borana Oromo Gadaa power transfer ceremony that took place in early March in Oromia, Ethiopia's largest state.
While presented as a progressive urban development initiative, Shaggar City represents a modern reiteration of the historical dynamics of exploitation, centralization, and political control.
Many institutions are complicit in this campaign but Visit Oromia stands out, as it has spared no effort in serving this regime and cleaning up its image.
A PhD student specializing in indigenous governance systems reflects on the 72nd Borana Oromo Gadaa power transfer ceremony that took place in early March in Oromia, Ethiopia's largest state.
While presented as a progressive urban development initiative, Shaggar City represents a modern reiteration of the historical dynamics of exploitation, centralization, and political control.
"It's no longer plausible to expect Ethiopia's future to be determined by elections or political reforms under Abiy Ahmed's rule," Muhammed H. and Idris, professors at Addis Ababa University (AAU), argue.
Many institutions are complicit in this campaign but Visit Oromia stands out, as it has spared no effort in serving this regime and cleaning up its image.
"It's no longer plausible to expect Ethiopia's future to be determined by elections or political reforms under Abiy Ahmed's rule," Muhammed H. and Idris, professors at Addis Ababa University (AAU), argue.