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'Ethiopia's National Dialogue Needs a Reset'

Ethiopia has tried implementing three conflict transformation mechanisms since 2018, when there was a transfer of power within the former ruling party, the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front, and the onset of war between the federal government and Tigrayan forces. But all three face hurdles, writes Tegbaru Yared, a researcher with the Institute for Security Studies in Addis Ababa.

Yared has urged stakeholders to prioritise solving the issues hampering the "legitimacy and credibility" of the national dialogue process, which was "launched last month as a first step towards peacebuilding". Key political organisations and actors have rejected the process since its inception, he writes, calling for a reassessment of the current dialogue and a new vision for a "more inclusive, transparent and participatory process".

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Addis Standard

Ethiopian National Dialogue Commission (ENDC) professor Mesfen Araya at a press conference on November 29, 2022.

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