Ominous situation in Ethiopia

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Gloria Emeagwali

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Jul 16, 2021, 3:30:32 PM7/16/21
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Anyone who thinks that ethno-federalism guarantees peace
and stability, should think again.


https://m.guardian.ng/news/ethiopia-pm-vows-to-repel-enemies-after-tigray-rebel-assault/

Harrow, Kenneth

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Jul 16, 2021, 3:42:35 PM7/16/21
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before the fighting broke out, there were reports from tigray of amhara being expropriated and mistreated, among other non-tigrayans. then the u.s. reports moved to present thr tigrrayans as victims with many fleeing to the sudan. i've been wondering how you view this conflict, gloria.
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Anyone who thinks that ethno-federalism guarantees peace
and stability, should think again.


https://m.guardian.ng/news/ethiopia-pm-vows-to-repel-enemies-after-tigray-rebel-assault/

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Toyin Falola

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Jul 16, 2021, 3:59:27 PM7/16/21
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Ken:

This is a devastating moment for us all—declining Nigeria, imploding Sahel, Ethiopia in fragmentation, Zuma and violence, etc.

Emeagwali, Gloria (History)

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Jul 16, 2021, 8:42:37 PM7/16/21
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Ken,

Whenever I reflect on the causes of
the so-called World War I, I ask 
one question: how far back do  we go?
 The  questionable deals
 made between the Ottomans and Austria 
vis a vis Serbia, in the 19th century? Or is it the
assassination of  Archduke Ferdinand
on June 28, 1914?  Not to mention all the 
other related issues, such as imperialist
rivalry and  competition for African territory etc.

In the case of Ethiopia, where did this 
conflict begin?  With the   successful overthrow
 of Mengistu by the TPLF -and their three
decades in power? The assassination attempt
 on Abiy’s life in 2018? Abiy’s attempt to 
delegitimize the TPLF? The TPLF’s capture 
of federal troops-  the Northern 
Command,  situated in Mekelle?

There are no innocent babes in warfare.
Tit -for -tat is the underlying logic of war, and
bloodshed on all sides, largely inevitable.
One thing is clear, though, a united Ethiopia 
is the best option.






Professor Gloria Emeagwali
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Recipient of the 2014 Distinguished Research
Excellence Award, Univ. of Texas at Austin;
2019 Distinguished Africanist Award
New York African Studies Association
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OLAYINKA AGBETUYI

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Jul 17, 2021, 5:56:24 AM7/17/21
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GE

In History we acknowledge all of the issues you mentioned as contributory factors and that is why we say historical events are overdetermined.

However, we highlight the immediate causes that make current events inevitable.  In those immediate causes, the agency of contemporary forces , their choices among alternative actions, determine the inevitable outcomes of events.


OAA



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before the fighting broke out, there were reports from tigray of amhara being expropriated and mistreated, among other non-tigrayans. then the u.s. reports moved to present thr tigrrayans as victims with many fleeing to the sudan. i've been wondering how you view this conflict, gloria.

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OLAYINKA AGBETUYI

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Jul 17, 2021, 11:12:25 AM7/17/21
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Thank you Ma'am! ( as they say it in the South )

OAA



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Well who am I to turn down
a lecture on the philosophy of
causation!😀



Professor Gloria Emeagwali
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Excellence Award, Univ. of Texas at Austin;
2019 Distinguished Africanist Award
New York African Studies Association

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Emeagwali, Gloria (History)

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Well who am I to turn down
a lecture on the philosophy of
causation!😀



Professor Gloria Emeagwali
Prof. of History/African Studies, CCSU
africahistory.net; vimeo.com/ gloriaemeagwali
Recipient of the 2014 Distinguished Research
Excellence Award, Univ. of Texas at Austin;
2019 Distinguished Africanist Award
New York African Studies Association

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