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As Ethiopian Premier League Draws to a Close, Violence Mounts

As the Ethiopian Premier League football club competition only four matches away from conclusion, violence and break down of discipline in different venues are increasing in alarming speed. The country's football governing body, the Ethiopian Football Federation, (EFF), issued a statement on Saturday warning clubs to strictly respect law and order. This statement was issued in the wake of the crowd disturbance on Friday, June 10, that led to the disruption of the match between Coffee and Hawasa City. "This was terrible, many people were hurt, property was damaged, the chairs used as weapons to attack rivals," the EFF said in the statement. The EFF further said that it has begun disciplinary proceedings against Coffee after the totally unacceptable scenes at Friday's Coffee-Hawassa City match. TV footage appears to show Coffee fans throwing materials at the officials and an attempt to invade the pitch. The Addis Ababa Police Commission also said that as a res

The Role of Sidama Indigenous Institutions in Conflict Resolution: In the Case of Dalle Woreda, Southern Ethiopia

Abstract The major goal of this study was to assess the role of indigenous institutions in handling/ settling conflicts in the Sidama Society. Sidama Communities are found in Sidama Zone, Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Regional State (SNNPRS). The research was conducted in Dalle woreda, Sidama Zone and it was purposively selected. Qualitative research methodology was employed in the study for its appropriateness to assess the role of indigenous institutions in handling/ settling conflicts in the study area and data was collected through the use of interview, key informant interview, focus group discussion, personal observation and document review. The results obtained from the study suggest that Conflicts in Sidama, as in anywhere else, may vary from trivial interpersonal disagreements to a serious dispute which might eventually lead to homicide. The most common conflict issues in Sidama are grazing land, water, farmland and borderland. There are many deeds and account

የራስን ዕድል በራስ የመወሰን ጥያቄን በመጀመሪያ ለክልል ማቅረብ እንደ ግዴታ ሊቀመጥ ነው

የራስን ዕድል በራስ የመወሰን ጥያቄን በመጀመሪያ ለክልል ማቅረብ እንደ ግዴታ ሊቀመጥ ነው የጠያቂውን ማኅበረሰብ አምስት በመቶ ፊርማ ማሰባሰብ ያስፈልጋል የራስን ዕድል በራስ የመወሰን ጥያቄ ለፌዴሬሽን ምክር ቤት ከመቅረቡ በፊት፣ የክልል መፍትሔን አሟጦ የመጨረስ ሕጋዊ ግዴታ ሊቀመጥ ነው፡፡ የፌዴሬሽን ምክር ቤት ሥልጣንና ተግባርን ለመዘርዘር ተሻሽሎ የተረቀቀው አዋጅ እንደሚያስረዳው፣ የራስን ዕድል በራስ የመወሰን የመብት ጥያቄ በማንኛውም ማኅበረሰብ ሊቀርብ እንደሚችል፣ ነገር ግን ይህ ጥያቄ ለፌዴሬሽን ከመቅረቡ በፊት የክልል መፍትሔዎችን መጠቀም ግዴታ መሆኑን በረቂቁ አዋጅ አንቀጽ 27 ላይ ሠፍሯል፡፡ ‹‹የራስን ዕድል በራስ የመወሰን የመብት ጥያቄ ወደ ምክር ቤቱ የሚቀርበው በክልሉ በሚገኙት የተለያዩ የመስተዳደር እርከኖች ቀርቦ አጥጋቢ መፍትሔ ያልተሰጠው መሆኑ ሲረጋገጥ ብቻ ነው፤›› ይላል የረቂቁ ድንጋጌ፡፡ ክልሎችም የራስን ዕድል በራስ የመወሰን የተመለከቱ ጥያቄዎች ሲቀርቡላቸው በሁለት ዓመት ጊዜ ውስጥ መወሰን እንደሚኖርባቸውም የሚገልጽ የጊዜ ገደብ በረቂቁ ተቀምጧል፡፡ የራስን ዕድል በራስ የመወሰን የመብት ጥያቄዎች የሚባሉትም ማንኛውም ማኅበረሰብ ማንነቴ አልታወቀልኝም ብሎ የሚያነሳው ወይም ማንኛውም ብሔር፣ ብሔረሰብ ወይም ሕዝብ ቋንቋዬን፣ ባህሌንና ታሪኬን የማሳድግበት ሁኔታ አልተመቻቸልኝም፣ በክልልና በፌዴራል አስተዳደሮች ሚዛናዊ ውክልና የማግኘት መብቴ አልተከበረም፣ ወይም በማንኛውም ሌላ ምክንያት አድልኦ ተፈጽሞብኛል የሚል እምነት ካደረበት ክልላዊ አስተዳደሩን ጠብቆ ለፌዴሬሽን ምክር ቤትም ሊቀርብ የሚችል መሆኑን ይገልጻል፡፡ ከዚህ ቀደም በነበረው አሠራር የራስን ዕድል በራስ የመወሰን ጥያቄ ለክልል አስተዳደር አ

“African Union Hall” inaugurated at Hawassa University, Ethiopia, as AU Commission Chairperson challenges students and faculty to a mind-set change

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The Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, officially inaugurated the Graduation Hall of Hawassa University in Ethiopia as the “African Union Hall” on 12 May 2016. The ceremony took place right before she delivered an inspirational public lecture on the theme: “2063 African Continental Vision”. Dr. Dlamini Zuma also awarded prizes to the best female students, female lecturers and mid-level officials. The Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma The Hawassa University President, Professor Yosef Mamo, at the occasion announced the offer of 10 scholarships to students from other African countries and expressed the University’s aspiration to be a truly Pan African University by ensuring an enrolment of a minimum of five per cent African students by 2025. “On behalf of Africa, I thank very much Hawassa University for offering the ten scholarships to African students. I think this is a very good sign for o