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Title: | The Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF): the dilemma of its struggle in Ethiopia |
Author: | Abdullahi, Abdi M. |
Year: | 2007 |
Periodical: | Review of African Political Economy |
Volume: | 34 |
Issue: | 113 |
Pages: | 556-562 |
Language: | English |
Geographic term: | Ethiopia |
Subjects: | rebellions self-determination |
External link: | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03056240701672783 |
Abstract: | This paper examines the struggle of the Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) in the Somali region of Ethiopia, also known as the 'Ogaden'. Originated in 1984 but inactive until 1991, the ONLF demanded full self-determination for Somalis in the Ogaden in the 1990s. Although the ongoing conflict has a significant impact on the civilian population of the region, the absence of State benefits leaves the local people no option but to support the insurgents. A growing leadership division within the ONLF and the surrender of ONLF militias to the Ethiopian government have damaged the overall unity of the ONLF struggle. The 1999-2000 conflict between Ethiopia and Eritrea had some positive effects, while the recent Ethiopian invasion of Somalia had a negative impact upon the ONLF army's struggle. The recent ONLF attack on a Chinese oilfield calls into question the Ethiopian government's claims to pacify the region. Despite diplomatic attempts, the prospects for peace are bleak. Notes, ref., sum. [ASC Leiden abstract] |