Ethnic violence in Konso
De conflict insyd Konso be part of a series of ethnic-based violence insyd Ethiopia. UN OCHA report dat ein Early warning department of SNNPR categorized Konso as a priority hot spot area. Repeat conflict den de issue of adverse weather exacerbated de existing humanitarian crisis insyd de Zone.[1] Interpersonal ethnic violence be deepening insyd serious human rights violations den suffering, plus de ethnic federalism system dat drew formal administrative divisions plus regional boundaries falling along ethnic lines.[2][3]
Background den events of de Konso conflict
[edit | edit source]Dis be de background for some southern ethnic habitation since de 1990s den de timeline of de Konso conflict.
| Period | Event and land administration | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-1994 | Independent Woredas | Amaro, Burji, Derashe, Konso, den Alle | Prior to de 1994 ethnic federalism[4] |
| During den pre-EPRDF | Special Woreda plus Semi-autonomous administrative setup | Amaro, Burji, Derashe, den Konso. Special Woredas directly report to SNNR (no be to Zone) | During den pre-EPRDF[4] |
| During den pre-EPRDF | Minorities insyd Konso den Derashe Special Woredas | Alle (dem sanso know as Dhobasse insyd Derashe, anaa Gewada insyd Konso) | During den pre-ERDF[4] |
| During den pre-EPRDF | Residents of de Derashe Special Woreda | Dirasha, Mossiye, Masholle den Kussume, and the Alle (Dhobasse) as minority | During den pre-EPRDF |
| During den pre-EPRDF | Residents of de Konso Special Woreda | Majority Konso, den Gewada (Alle) as minority | During den pre-EPRDF[4] |
| During den pre-EPRDF | Residents of de Amaro Special Woreda | de Kore ethnic group | During den pre-EPRDF[4] |
| During den pre-EPRDF | Residents of de Burji Special Woreda | de Burji ethnic group | post-1994 |
| During EPRDF plus ethnic federalism | Alle minority sought independence | Na de Alle minority want to pursue ein own Special Woreda | post-1994 |
| During EPRDF | Start of dispute plus removal of Special Woredas as a temporary solution | Formation of Segan Area People's Zone by de ruling SNNPR den de regional party, SEPDM | 28 March 2011 |
| During EPRDF | De Segan Area Zone incorporated various ethnic groups from various Woredas, wey dey include Alle | Alle, Burji, Dirasha, Konso (Xonsita), Kore, Kusumie, Mashole den Moseye, den odas (Oromo, Welayta, Amhara, Gurage) | post-1994 |
| During EPRDF | Konso protest den imprisonment | Resistance by de Konso population d enmovement to establish Konso Zone. Oda issues: dispute over a decision to keep Gumade as Zone capital city City of Segan's (Gumade) versus de Konsos’ city (Karat) | 2016 |
| post-EPRDF | Release of de Konso prisoners | Abiy Ahmed announce de release of political prisoners insyd Ethiopia | 2018 |
| post-EPRDF | Dissociation from de Segan Zone | Konso den Ale's groups split from Segan Zone | November 2018 |
| post-EPRDF | Konso cam be an independent Zone | Violence triggered due to administrative border den leadership disputes. Na dem kill 66 people insyd 17 Kebeles. Na 39 people injure plus more dan 130,000 IDPs, wey dem arrest 137 people. | 2018 to November 2020 |
| During Prosperity Party ruling | Attack insyd Segan town of Konso | Unidentified militants reportedly attacked a restaurant. 3 people killed and 5 injured | August 2021 |
| During Prosperity Party ruling | Intercommunal violence in SNNPR | 70,000 IDPs in Konso | 2020 to 2021 |
| During Prosperity Party ruling | Killings with disputed agricultural land | Unidentified militia clashed with Konso ethnic militia & SNNPR special forces in Dimaya, Konso Zone resulted in unknown number of fatalities. Dimaya is border between Alle and Konso special Woredas | 26 March 2022 |
| During Prosperity Party ruling | Segan's revenue officer shot and killed | Unidentified militia killed 1 officer while eating dinner at a restaurant | 26 March 2022 |
| During Prosperity Party ruling | Segan's revenue officer shot and killed | Unidentified armed men from Alle killed 9 and injured 13 people in Dimiya, Segen, and Kolme cluster areas in Konso zone. The gun men burned down several homes | 27 March 2022 |
| During Prosperity Party ruling | Civilians, and other killed in Segan | Unidentified armed men from Derashe shot and killed 1 Kebele officer, 1 local militia member and 2 civilians | 31 March 2022 |
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ "Ethiopia: MIRA – MIRA – Conflict Needs Assessment Report in Konso Zone". assessments.hpc.tools. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
- ↑ "West Guji Conflict". Ethiopia Peace Observatory (in American English). Retrieved 2023-02-12.
- ↑ "Brief Monitoring Report on the Ongoing Human Rights Situation in Konso Zone & Surrounding Areas Following a Conflict that Recurred on November 10, 2020". Ethiopian Human Rights Commission - EHRC (in American English). Retrieved 2023-02-19.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Segen Area Peoples Zone Conflict". Ethiopia Peace Observatory (in American English). Retrieved 2023-02-12.