Tag Archive | Federalism

Somalia’s Federal Future: Layered Agendas, Risks and Opportunities

Posted on September 3, 2015. Tags: , , , , ,

From Chatham House by Jason Mosley As federal institution-building continues in Somalia, respect for minority and smaller clans within the process of member state formation will be essential to ensuring stability, writes Jason Mosley. Summary Pressure remains high for an electoral transition in Somalia in 2016, with little appetite for the prospect of the current framework […]

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Looking Back at Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi on Ethiopia’s Development

Posted on July 8, 2015. Tags: , , , , ,

From Geeskafrika.com 2015 reflections of Prime Minister Meles credits for Ethiopia’s success. SHAWN HOULIHAN’s Interview with PrimeMinister Meles Zenawi. In the following interview, Prime Minister Meles credits Ethiopia’s success to its federal, democratic system, which he says “accommodates the ethnic and religious diversity of the country” very well. Prime Minister Meles announces at the 4th […]

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Federalism in the History of South Sudanese Political Thought

Posted on December 9, 2014. Tags: , , , , ,

Federalism in the history of South Sudanese political thought BY DOUGLAS H. JOHNSON | 2014 | RVI - RESEARCH PAPERS - FEDERALISM IN THE HISTORY OF SOUTH SUDANESE POLITICAL THOUGHT.PDF | ‘In South Sudan there is no system of governance so popular—yet so little understood—as the federal system. Historically the demand for federation with North Sudan was seen as the way […]

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