Muauz Gidey Alemu

• BA, Political Sciences and International Relations, MA Peace and Security Studies; PhD in Political Sciences
• Coordinator at Tigray Institute of Policy Studies

Wollo society has long been traditionally known for its unique case of dignified-symbiotic-religiosity (DSR) that characterized Ethiopia as the model of peaceful religious coexistence. After nearly 40 years of secular experience, the tremor of reformist and revivalist religious groups has begun to introduce new religiosity that pose grave challenge...

The Afar people have a rich poetic tradition pertaining to every aspect of their pastoral way of life in the harsh condition of the Afar desert. One of the many genres of Afar poetics is Afar Kassow the folk’s poetized performance art. Scholars such as Morin and Hassan have identified the types and to some extent utilities of the various genres of...

This paper draws attention to the new geopolitical dynamics of the Afar-Horn states in the Post Cold War period with respect to its effects on sub regional human insecurity (among the Afar people) in the Afar-Horn. Contrary to hitherto held assumptions about the nature of conflict in the Horn region as central of inter-state relations, the Post Col...

This paper challenges the hitherto held view among scholars of peace and security studies of customary installations and practices of conflict transformation beginning from the nomen-klatura based on critical examination of the Afar Mada’a (customary law) and Mablo (system of Arbitration and Mediation). The robust experience of the Afar in managing...

Purpose: This study examines the severe governance and public service challenges in the Tigray region of Ethiopia following genocide and political destruction, aiming to analyze the impact of the conflict on governance structures and advocate for transformative frameworks. Methods: A qualitative survey involving 2,280 respondents was conducted usin...

This chapter examines the complexities of migration and displacement in post-conflict Tigray, Ethiopia, through qualitative analysis of primary and secondary data. It highlights two significant migration phenomena: the emergence of the Asmara-Mekelle-Addis Ababa-Kampala migration corridor and the challenges faced by internally displaced persons (ID...

War crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide were committed in the war in Tigray. This article focuses on the use of sexual violence as an instrument of war. It narrates the scale, nature, and intentions of the sexual violence perpetrated on Tigrayan women, girls, men and boys. It showcases the extreme cruelty, dehumanization and intent to ster...

Peace agreements crafted to guide societies from conflict to stability necessitate thorough peace implementation and peace building endeavors. The efficacy of this transition hinges on the quality of the agreement, subsequent political discourse, and collaborative commitment to progress beyond the burdens of conflict toward democracy, stability, an...

Introduction As consequences of war, women and girls are the most likely segment of society to be impacted by violence. War also affects the critical facilities and makes the situation worse as victims cannot get the vital basic services. According to media and unpublished reports, Tigrayan women have been victimized by gang rape and sexual violenc...

The pastoral world is defined by the prevalence of war, various forms of insecurity and lack of development, which constitutes violence in all its forms: direct war violence, structural violence (emanating from economic alienation and marginalisation, political repression, poverty, destitution and climatic vulnerability) and cultural violence (bias...

The reason for the continued cycle of direct violence is located between two major rivalling explanations. One is Galtung’s explanation that the invisibility of structural violence renders ceaseless, perpetuation of war/direct violence. The second is the contention of Yvest Winter who squares the circle of violence and its repetition on the normalc...

Informal Cross-Border Trader (ICBT) and cross-border migration closely ties the economies of the Horn of Africa by playing vital role in the livelihood and economy of borderlanders. An invisible form of regional integration from below is underway because of the vital role of ICBT and migration. However, this has not been captured by the formal legi...

Based on a report on Violence and insecurity in Horn of Africa and the Sahel regions, it examines the interface of violence, insecurity and marginality in creating the emergence of new fringe pastoralists.

በኢትዮጵያ ታሪክ ዘመናዊነት እና ማህበራዊ ተራምዶት ከሃገራዊ ነጻነት እና ሉዓላዊነት ጋር ፍጥጫ ውስጥ ገብተው ዘልቀዋል። ሃገርን የማዘመን ተግባር ሃገራዊ ተውፊትን እና ነጻነትን አንዳያሳጣን በተደረገው ጥንቃቄ የተሞላበት ጥረት አስፈላጊነት ባያጠያይቅም ዘመናዊነትን እኛ በምንፈልገው መልኩ አስማምቶ ከማስኬድ አንጻር ግን የተሰራው ስራ እጅግም ነው። ይህ ጭብጥ አሰፋ ባልቻ የኢትጵያ ባህላዊ መድሐኒት እና ሕክምና የምዕተ-ዓመት ጉዞ በዳሰሰበት መጽሐፍ ውስጥ ጎልቶ ይታያል። ከዚህ ፍጥጫ የመነጨ ተገቢ የህግ እና የፖሊሲ ማዕቀፍ ያልተሰጠው ዘርፍ በመሆኑ የ...

The commencement of opal mining in Ethiopia a decade ago has attracted the involvement of poor peasants, wealthy traders and traffickers. Although the academic and official literature on artisanal small-scale opal mining (ASOM) has primarily focused on the loss of wealth owing to a lack of skill and its traditional nature, this study explores the m...

This document, and the research it contains, was compiled by the Institute for Social Development at the University of the Western Cape, in partnership with the Scalabrini Institute for Human Mobility in Africa (SIHMA) and funded by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). The research findings and the recommendations presented h...

it is a review of a book by Prof. Abebe Zegeye entitled "The Impossible Return: THe search for the Beta-Isareli Identity in Ethiopia. The review critically examines the book as the history of violence and struggle of the Beta-Isarel in Ethiopia and after their relocation to Israel.

Issa-Afar violence has often been viewed from instrumentalist and positivist perspective focusing on its use for a specific end and on its visible and agentive war violence per se. The dominate explanation has been resource oriented; specifically, conflict over scarce pastoralist resources and territory. However, this article contends that Issa-Afa...

The research paper discusses the phenomenology of the Issa-Afar protracted violence in Ethiopia. It explores subjective memory, narrative construction, and the discursive and performative aspects of violence. The study highlights the historical context, regional complexities, and the interplay of various forces contributing to the perpetuation of v...