{"id":6734,"date":"2024-03-31T19:42:45","date_gmt":"2024-03-31T19:42:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geopoliticalcompass.com\/?p=6734"},"modified":"2024-03-31T19:44:04","modified_gmt":"2024-03-31T19:44:04","slug":"ethiopias-somali-region-new-faces-same-problems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geopoliticalcompass.com\/?p=6734","title":{"rendered":"Ethiopia\u2019s Somali region: New faces, same problems"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6734\" class=\"elementor elementor-6734\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5b18f7b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5b18f7b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c7c89b2\" data-id=\"c7c89b2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-984f62d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"984f62d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Author:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/jigjigauniversity.academia.edu\/AbdirahmanAhmed\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Abdirahman Ahmed<\/span><\/a><\/p><p><b>Affiliation:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jju.edu.et\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jigjiga University<\/span><\/a><\/p><p><b>Organization\/Publisher:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theafricareport.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Africa Report<\/span><\/a><\/p><p><b>Date\/Place: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">June 15, 2021\/USA<\/span><\/p><p><b>Type of Literature:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Report<\/span><\/p><p><b>Word Count:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> 4095<\/span><\/p><p><b>Link:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theafricareport.com\/97621\/ethiopias-somali-region-new-faces-same-problems\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/www.theafricareport.com\/97621\/ethiopias-somali-region-new-faces-same-problems\/<\/span><\/a><\/p><p><b>Keywords: <\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Elections, Corruption, Social Media Platforms<\/span><\/i><\/p><p><b>Brief:<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Ethopian elections are witnessing an increased competitive atmosphere in Ethiopia&#8217;s Somali region, using social media platforms to get around challenges and to gain popularity. The entry of the Somali Democratic Party (SDP) into Abiy Ahmed\u2019s Prosperity Party (PP) has given the Somalis some say in the decision-making process, especially after the removal of the previous brutal governor Abdi Iley in 2018. The reforms initiated since 2018 have been received with notable skepticism, failing to hold previous criminals responsible and regional lag in delivering services. Corruption remains a blatant root of the problem, compounding issues of services shortage and the regional administration\u2019s efficiency. The current elections offer new blood in the regional government, yet lack of proper organization and government funding to certain parties poses a challenge to opposition parties and independent candidates. The majority of the population do not expect the elections to be fully fair, their opinion influenced by past experiences and developments on regional and federal levels. Elections could bring positive results but are mired in social and political differences, which could potentially cause post-election violence if the process is not transparent.<\/span><\/p><p><b>By: Omar Fili, CIGA Research Assistant<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Author: Abdirahman Ahmed Affiliation: Jigjiga University Organization\/Publisher: The Africa Report Date\/Place: June 15, 2021\/USA Type of Literature: Report Word Count: 4095 Link: https:\/\/www.theafricareport.com\/97621\/ethiopias-somali-region-new-faces-same-problems\/ Keywords: Elections, Corruption, Social Media Platforms Brief: The Ethopian elections are witnessing an increased competitive atmosphere in Ethiopia&#8217;s Somali region, using social media platforms to get around challenges and to gain popularity. 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