I feel as if this is just for show most Somalis there don't see themselves as Ethiopian. You saw Cagjar ask Somalis in Somali region if this at the JigJiga university recently.
I also don't see much of a problem with this, as long as the Somali region is developing and receives investments and peoples livelihood improved that is all that matters. That'ts the big thing Somalis fought for and to be able to self-govern. Not even NFD is awarded this might i add which remains non-self governed territory.
Denial is a river in Egypt...... the Somali region has been apart of 'Ethiopia' going on 80 years now.
Why is there still surprise at seeing an Ethiopian flag in the area?
Not even 80s years until 1960s it never had formal territorial control over Ogaden
They failed in conquering it , then went on a secret backdoor agreement with the British to hand it over, fought the local resistance with the help of Americans and from then on the Somali region operated disconnected from Ethiopia at large and they barely administrated it. Ogadenians throughout was attached to Somalia
The feudal kingdom part because Ethiopians operate much like this with their own people to this day , so it's funny to see that assessment be made back then it was outside of the norm for Somalis.
Today Somali region is the best tax performing region and the money goes directly into development now that there is self-governing while other regions in Ethiopia don't get much services from their taxation.
what can they do if they don’t corporate w them they’ll suffer and they’re better under them. what has somalia done for them somalia doesn’t do enough for somalis
It's all done by Somalis in Somali region. Better under them kulaha , the rest of Ethiopia is in shambles and what created the situation where they could peaceful develop their region is the peace agreement ONLF made with the government back in 2018 that allowed for economic freedom and freedom of movement and self-governance.
Five years ago, on 21 October 2018, the Government of Ethiopia and the Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) signed the Asmara Peace Deal - an historic occasion marking the end of over 30 years of armed conflict in the Somali Regional State of Ethiopia (SRS). But a peace deal isn’t an...
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“When you transition from a position of war and conflict to democracy, it’s not an easy road. We will struggle and fight for our rights through peaceful means. We will be active participants in the politics of this country.”
“There is a freedom of speech now. People can talk freely without fearing any interference from the government. They can criticize the government itself or the opposition leaders or they can talk about different aspects of life, whether it is a social thing or a political thing. People have the freedom to express themselves and bring their ideas to the table.”
“Currently there’s a freedom of movement, there’s a freedom of economy, there’s a freedom of business. So the most important thing is peace first, and we can say the Somali region is the most peaceful region in the whole of Ethiopia. And that was brought by the agreement between ONLF and the government.”
Before that under the TPLF, Derg, Haile things were grim for Ogaden there was not much freedom economically and not much peace either because Somalis kept fighting them to liberate themselves.