Reaching harmony across indigenous and mainstream roles. The role of traditional institutions in political change. The issue of conflict and its resolution is further elaborated by referring to practical examples from the different nations and nationalities of ethiopia. Cultural processes of conflict resolution in ghana traditional conflict resolution is a structured political, judicial and arbitration mechanism. Traditional conflict resolution mechanism in north east. The case of arsi oromo with special reference to dodolla district and its environments. Herb to the allafrica conference on african principles of conflict resolution and reconciliation which was held from the 8th until the 12th of november 1999 in addis ababa, ethiopia. The afar use the traditional dispute resolution mechanism to settle a conflict that arises within the family, between neighbors, within a clan, and between clans. I find your analyses sound, given recent history of the horn of africa. Indigenous conflict resolution institutions indigenous conflict resolution institutions are made by the people and derive their legitimacy from. This article examines the efficacy of indigenous conflict resolution mechanisms in grappling with myriad of conflicts that have ravaged the continent of africa, and draws out lessons for the nigerian state.
The clan system as a conflict multiplier and positive social capital 22 the precarious situation of youth 23 information and misinformation 24 vi. Profile of the region afar regional states located in the northeast of ethiopia, is structured into 5 zones and 29 wereda and 339 kebele. Indigenous institutions as an alternative conflict resolution. Oct 24, 2011 traditional conflict resolution mechanism in north east ethiopia. The role of sidama indigenous institutions in conflict. Alternative dispute resolution in ethiopia, its legal framework, current practices and the way forward. Indigenous conflict resolution mechanisms in ethiopia are one of the conflict.
Daniel, 2016 studied indigenous conflict resolution mechanisms in ethiopia on various issues such as nature, process and roles of elders in conflict resolution. This site is like a library, use search box in the. Introduction human existence is characterized by struggle. Traditional approaches to conflict transformation potentials and limits volker boege 1. Today, i downloaded and read your insightful, information rich, violent qemant dispute fueling explosive amharatigray divide.
Public conflicts and ineffective means for dealing with them lead to wasted resources, social instability, reduced investment, chronic underdevelopment, and loss of life. Conflict resolution implies that conflict is bad hence something bad. The region has an area of 161,828 square kilometers and a population of 17,205,000. Grassroots conflict assessment of the somali region, ethiopia. Download pdf traditionalconflictresolutionmechanism. Ethiopia in general and at bahir dar university in particular, no exhaustive and adequate studies were conducted in the latter university. Indigenous conflict resolution mechanisms among the. Traditional mechanisms of resolving conflicts over land. More often than not, conflict in the area arises owing to a range of things such as grazing land.
Challenges and opportunities of indigenous conflict. Please watch this great amhara tradition in which conflicts are settled by community leaders. Traditional conflict resolution mechanisms in kaffa. This paper is basically set out to address state formation and the customary conflict resolution practice of the wolaita societies who are one of the many ethnic groups in ethiopia. Above all such customary tribunals activities reduce unnecessary delay of justice, as justice delayed is justice denied.
Ethiopia is a country in which various ethnic groups. Indigenous systems of conflict resolution in oromia, ethiopia. Gadais a system of classes luba that succeeded each other every eight years in assuming military, economic and spiritual responsibilities. Conflict resolution and peace buildind in africa as a process. A traditional institution of conflict resolution in oromiya zone of amhara regional state, ethiopia.
Existence of traditional conflict resolution mechanisms such as negotiation, reconciliation, mediation and others is evidence that these concepts are not new in africa. In the traditional setting, conflicts were solv ed by traditional elders whereas today, conflict management is as a result of increased interdependence among actors and complexity of issues that underlie the interests leading to conflict which under rates the role played by the traditional. Traditional conflict resolution mechanisms among ambo woreda. Accepted 28 march, 2011 a study was conducted on institutions of conflict resolution in the northern afar administration. Five cases of traditional mechanisms for conflict resolution. The political center of amhara is bahir dar, which is. Committed group members attempt to resolve group conflicts by actively communicating information about their conflicting motives or ideologies to the rest of group e.
To identify the way in which customary institutions of conflict resolution can be strengthened and or integrated with the formal. It shares borders with the regional states of oromia, afar, benishangul, and tigray. Indigenous conflict resolution mechanisms among the kembata society. However, the pastoralist societies acknowledge that the indigenous mechanisms of conflict resolution are more practicable in dealing with the root causes of conflict and establishing sustainable peace. The case of the organisation of african unity oau author. Traditional leaders play a vital role in local and grassroots communities in relation to socioeconomic development and the administration of justice in the modern political system. Traditional conflict resolution mechanisms among ambo. Traditionalconflictresolutionmechanism innortheastethiopi download traditionalconflictresolutionmechanism innortheastethiopi ebook pdf or read online books in pdf, epub, and mobi format. Protection and conflict resolution mechanisms landinfo 30. A traditional conflict resolution system used in oromia, ethiopia water is so easy to take for granted. Methods of conflict resolution in african traditional society. Traditional mechanisms conflict resolution ethiopia abebooks.
Addis ababa, the ethiopian arbitration and conciliation centre. The traditional institution of maro has jurisdiction over every dispute, with the exception of disputes relating to marriage, divorce, and inheritance that are left to the sharia. You go to the grocery store to buy drinking water, only to be confused over which of the 30 brands of water tastes the best. Jarsumma is an indigenous conflict resolution mechanism that is currently practiced in oromia especially in areas where the gada system handicapped to resolve conflict. The study on which this article is based was aimed at describing the role of indigenous conflict. Conflict is natural, it is in inevitable and in alienable from human beings. Rural land dispute settlement mechanisms in tigray.
Conflict and alternative dispute resolution among the afar. The aim of this conference was to bring researchers and those working in the practical field of conflict resolution together, before the background of renewed internal and international conflict. Anthropology gedeo localities guji localities ethiopia. The customary dispute resolution mechanisms of ethiopia are playing an important role in resolving crimes of any kind and maintaining peace and stability in the community though they are not recognised by law and not properly organised. Processes of conflict resolution in africa are characterised by three dimensions which include the nature of conflicts, conflict resolution mechanisms and the outcome of such mechanisms. Mengesha, abebe demewoz, samson seid yesuf, and tessema gebre. Violent qemant dispute fueling explosive amharatigray. Shortage of time, finance and other constraints bear. A traditional conflict resolution mechanism in north east ethiopia ali, yasin mohammed on. Therefore, there is a gap on the traditional mechanisms for resolving conflict particularly land conflict in tanzania. Dr bekalu atnafu taye is assistant professor at kotebe metropolitan university, addis ababa, ethiopia. Instead, mechanisms should be sought to learn from the lubas, elders who are knowledgeable in the gadaa system, about the customary mechanisms of conflict resolution so as to integrate them in enacting or implementing statutory laws.
Major features of indigenous conflict resolution mechanisms. Conflict resolution is conceptualized as the methods and processes involved in facilitating the peaceful ending of conflict and retribution. According to some elders, ethiopian state administration took conflict management responsibilities from clan and group leaders and placed it in the hands of the local kebele administrations. Traditional mechanisms of conflict resolution in ethiopia. Click download or read online button to traditionalconflictresolutionmechanism innortheastethiopi book pdf for free now. Traditional conflict resolution institutions in ethiopia among the traditional conflict resolution mechanisms, gada is the first one in the regional state of oromiya. This paper tries to fill the gap by examining on the traditional mechanisms in resolving land conflict among the. The role of traditional leaders in conflict management in. Pdf african union, conflict, and conflict resolution in.
Neither are they clashes between states, nor are they conventional. Traditional coflict resolution institutions in ethiopia of the traditional conflict resolution mechanisms, gada is the first one in the regional state of oromiya. The paper is not intended to delve into the nature and causes of conflicts in ambo town. An assessment of indigenous conflict resolution mechanism. Available conflict management resources 25 traditional conflict management mechanisms and social capital 25 state conflict management mechanisms 27 the role of religion and sharia 27 vii. Traditional mechanisms of conflict resolution in ethiopia giday degefu koraro ethiopian international institute for peace and development, 2000 conflict management 204 pages. The role of traditional institutions in modern ghana what are traditional institutions. Some writers describe such traditional methods of conflict resolution and peace building mechanisms as civil society institutions woldeselassie, 2004, while others consider them as indigenous mechanisms of conflict resolutions tirsit, 2003.
Usaid supports government and civil society interaction to improve conflict management policies and practices at the local, regional, and national levels. Indigenous mechanisms for the prevention and resolution of conflict. Indigeneious conflict resolution mechanism in ethiopia. The use of indigenous conflict resolution mechanisms in ethiopia is deeply rooted in the custom, culture and tradition of various ethnic groups, which could play a big role in resolving violent conflict. The current regime in ethiopia adopted ethnic federalism and redesigned the country along ethnic lines as soon as it took political power in 1991. Customary conflict resolution mechanisms in raya, ethiopia.
The analyses are as you explain lethally more than troubling. Traditional conflict resolution mechanisms and institutions. Traditional mechanisms for conflict resolution in metekel, west gojam. Indigenous conflict management and resolution mechanisms on rangelands in somali regional state, ethiopia article in nomadic peoples 121. Indigenous conflict management and resolution mechanisms on rangelands in pastoral areas, ethiopia mohammed mussa1, habtamu teka1 and ahmed aliye2 1department of animal and range science, madda walabu university, balerobe, ethiopia. Indigenous conflict management and resolution mechanisms. The majority of the population are pastoralists tezera 1998 and about 1525 per cent are. Customary dispute resolution mechanisms in ethiopia. He is in this paper concerned with integrating indigenous approaches with national and international mechanisms for conflict resolution and reconciliation. The methods for conflict resolution and peacebuilding in the study area arise from both indigenous and modern institutions. He essayed rural land dispute settlement mechanisms in ethiopia focusing on one of the founding blocks of good rural land dispute settlement mechanisms namely accessibility of rural land dispute settling organs and he also recommends further. Alternative dispute resolution in ethiopia a legal framework. Whenever conflict arises, the people of sidama have their own mechanisms of solving problems. It is with this part of oromia that indigenous conflict resolution mechanisms of the oromo of rayituworeda can be categorized.
This paper examines african conflicts and the roles of the african union au in conflict resolution, focusing on the recent zimbabwe and kenya conflicts. Conflict management and resolution mechanisms, ethiopia the production system is based on livestock with minimal involvement of crop agriculture. Indigenous conflict resolution mechanisms in africa. Ethiopia has been practicing various indigenous conflict resolution mechanisms for many centuries. Land conflict, traditional conflict resolution mechanisms, gorowa, tanzania introduction the vital importance of land issues to social and economic development in africa is unquestionable. Profile of the region and the selected study area amhara region is located in the northern and northwestern parts of ethiopia. Interpersonal conflicts and styles of managing conflicts.
Proceedings of the conference ethiopian and german contributions to conflict management and resolution, addis ababa 11 to 12 november 2005 volume 32 of african studies afrikanische studien volume 32 of afrikanische studien, issn 25186078. Conflict over natural resources, competition to gain power, conflict to take revenge are some sources of conflict. An assessment of indigenous conflict resolution mechanism of mezard in rural alamata woreda, tigray national regional state, ethiopia yonas berhe masters thesis politics international politics topic. Conflict and alternative dispute resolution among the afar pastoralists of ethiopia kelemework tafere reda mekelle university, p. Pdf on jan 1, 2016, daniel mekonnen and others published major features of indigenous conflict resolution mechanisms in ethiopia find, read. Indigenous conflict management and resolution mechanisms on. Popular dispute resolution mechanisms in ethiopia accord. Changing conflict resolution institutions in the ethiopian. Usaid continues to collaborate with the government of ethiopia, international organizations, u. This item is printed on demand print on demand neuware this manuscript focus on an intensive case study on one of the most known indigenous conflict resolution mechanism in north east ethiopia called the abegar system. Paper presented at the ethiopian chapter of ossrea second annual workshop theme. Pastoralist access and use of common grazing resources in the horn of africa increasingly include armed confrontation over diminishing resources and reduced access. An assessment of indigenous conflict resolution mechanism of.
Traditional natural resource conflict resolution visavis. Hybrid violent conflicts, hybrid political orders many of todays largescale violent conflicts in the global south cannot be perceived as conventional wars any longer. Traditional conflict resolution mechanisms in afar. Few studies such as gidey 2000 studied traditional mechanisms of conflict resolution in ethiopia.
Gradually, however, these traditional conflict resolution mechanisms have started to erode for various reasons. Indigenous institutions as an alternative conflict. Pdf major features of indigenous conflict resolution. Pdf roles of indigenous conflict resolution mechanisms. Gadaa, indigenous institution, oromo, conflict resolution, awash river basin, borana. On the other hand, their role in land administration is so important that it does need to be more regularised and regulated. Likewise, mulatu 2007 examined the conflict management practises at admas university college. Indigenous conflict resolution mechanisms in ethiopia are one of the conflict management mechanisms to resolve intra and interethnic conflict.
Development politics publish your bachelors or masters thesis, dissertation, term paper or essay. In this paper, the phrase refers to all those forms of social and political authority. It simply explains the attitude of ambo town people towards those mechanisms of conflict resolution. The aim of this article is to examine the prevalence of ethnic conflict in ethiopia and to. Conflict management group cmg is dedicated to improving the methods of negotiation, conflict resolution, and cooperative decisionmaking as applied to issues of public concern. Conflict and conflict resolution mechanisms in ethiopia. In ethiopia, side by side with the formal natural resource conflict resolution mechanism, societies also have their own traditional ways of dealing with resolving conflict over natural resources. Click download or read online button to get traditional mechanisms of conflict resolution in ethiopia book now.
The implication of the need to embrace the use of alternative dispute resolution by all stakeholders was also be analyzed. Indigenous conflict resolution mechanisms among the kembata. In fact, it is said that life itself is a struggle. Marvin nii ankrah author year 20 pages 82 catalog number v231798 file size 800 kb language english tags the organisation of african unity oau economic community of west african states ecowas conflict resolution model multisectoral approach sub. Having looked at the above three approaches of conflict intervention mechanisms, this study employed conflict management to analyze the conflict situations related mareko and silte ethnic groups.
Somalia report protection and conflict resolution mechanisms. They held static traditionalist definitions of what a clan is and the necessary resources to reinforce these stereotypes. This comes about as traditional customary institutions sets of rules for commons management become compromised due to the presence of outside influences and actors which significantly change both resource availability, and. View traditional conflict resolution mechanisms, ethnic conflicts, politics in the horn of africa research papers on academia. This volume contains the papers presented at the conference ethiopian and german contributions to conflict management and resolution of november 2005, addis ababa. For example, tsega 2005 conducted his study on luba basa and harama hodha. It concludes that traditional conflict resolution techniques such as mediation, adjudication, reconciliation, and negotiation as well ascross examination which were employed by africans in the past, offer great prospects for peaceful coexistence and harmonious relationships in post conflict periods than the modern method of litigation. The afar also live in the northern part of djibouti and in the costal region in eritrea south of the bori. The customary conflict resolution mechanisms help to ensure peace and security thereby to maintain stability in the country in general and in raya in particular.
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