Ethiopia is not totally smashed in racial insurgency and political impasse. More promising economic development programs are waiting for effective implementation using the money sanctioned by West. However, if internal imbroglio and tension in Ethiopia are crossing the limit , maybe, the power-train of development will be deactivated. Muslims and Christians should be more desirous to recede the tension.
Ethiopia is capturing attention of UN and electronic media to highly the growing crisis in the capital city of Ethiopia. This small country has had cluster of problems including border tension, ethnic or racial conflict and the violence. The prime minister of Ethiopia has cordially urged that UN needs to give more strategic tips to him to settle unending political turmoil. Eritrea, the neighboring country of Ethiopia was condemned for chalking out mass killing plan. In January, Afar terrorists killed a group o travelers who travelled by a large vehicle. These gunmen used powerful weapons to destroy the convoy. This man slaughtering incident prevented Ethiopian government from sitting to negotiate with ministers of Eritrea. The tension and resentment grew fast to occlude any development in the bilateral relation between these two small nations. In 2000, Ethiopian administration decided to launch productive raids to wipe out few dens of Afar terrorists at the border of Eritrea. However, at that time, the government of Eritrea didn’t retaliate immediately. Ethiopia demanded the proper initiative s taken by UN to pressurize the top brass of Eritrea for minimizing the support to Afar terrorists. Even the restrictions on Eritrea were imposed by UN. The terrorism and the racial segregation, and conflict in Ethiopia are on fast rise without immediate settlement.
History of Ethnic Conflict in Ethiopia
Going back to fourth century, people must have few remarkable flashbacks which will slowly reveal the history of the extremity in the religious conflict in Ethiopia. Some Muslim asylum seekers in Arabia travelled for over months to reach the Ethiopian territories for having shelters. Emperor of Ethiopia accepted these nomads and rehabilitated them in his country. Since then, these two religious communities stayed together. However, difference in ideologies and principles was not properly calculated. That’s why, in Ethiopia, the violence over the possession of churches germinated new insurgency with massive side effect. In 2014, Y Semay Birihan Church was attacked by local police in Harar. This place is crowded with Muslims. As per the comments made by Pastor Zemach Tadesse of this church, local sleuths in Harar ordered bishops and clergymen of the church to relocate any other place. Police forcefully removed the sign board and destroyed assets of this holy shrine. Police in Harar harassed and humiliated wife of Zemach Tadesse for taking photographs of the destructed church. In 2011, in Harar where almost90 percent Muslims reside, Christians were barricaded after an allegation over the usage of blasphemous phrases about Koran. 50 local churches were torched by Muslim radicals and around 3000 Christians were internally shifted or displaced. Muslim majority belt has gone against Christians to invite more ethnic violence in the region. In Ethiopian states, Pentecostal and zealot Christians cover approximately 62 percent of the total population. Muslims have 35 percent majority strength. The radical ideologies in Middle East perhaps boost up young Muslims to borrow more strategies to overpower Christian people in Ethiopia. ISIS terrorists and jihadists will change the course of reaching Ethiopia to reinforce Muslims for expanding racial tension in this African country.
Tension over City Expansion Brews up Severe Political Impasse
Besides the problem of ethnicity or racism, Ethiopian government has had another internal stalemate. Students rallied in the street protesting against the unethical attachment or inclusion of Addis Ababa with the state of Oromia. Ethiopian prime minister passed a bill to ensure the expansion of Oromia by annexing Addis Ababa with this state. Security force had to control the mob by firing guns. That’s why; few students were succumbed to injuries due to heavy gun firing. Protestors in Ginci have no trust and faith in the government policies. After adding the capital city with Oromia, people will have less opportunity. Especially, farmers will lose their farming land. They will not be given equal facilities after the city expansion takes place. People in Oromia have no voice to speak against the agendas and resolutions of the government of the country. They want fair and constructive decision in this regard. Though in constitution, special provision has been prioritized for citizens in Oromia to protect their natural wealth and resources, ultimately the government has no headache to implement development projects in Oromia. Afaan people in Oromia have fear to grow that in the name of urbanization for the sake of faster city development, the enriched fertilized land will be taken back from peasants. This urban development program is not productive to farmers and low income groups in Oromia.
Conclusion
Ethiopia is not totally smashed in racial insurgency and political impasse. More promising economic development programs are waiting for effective implementation using the money sanctioned by West. However, if internal imbroglio and tension in Ethiopia are crossing the limit , maybe, the power-train of development will be deactivated. Muslims and Christians should be more desirous to recede the tension.
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