Fano vs. ola Shenee

What is it about?

This paper investigates the divergent paths of two predominant armed resistance groups in Ethiopia—Fano and OLA-Shenee under the context of Ethiopia’s ethnic-based federal system.based on the finding Fano, mainly an Amhara armed militia, has came as a group that strategically positions itself in resistance to both the federal regime and the ethnic-based disintegration of the country, quest a more united Ethiopian national values. In opposition to this, the OLA-Shenee, stand for the Oromo Liberation Army, is firmly aligned with a separatist political political orientation, struggle for the absolute self-determination and secession of the Oromo people and highly challenging Ethiopian national identity. By examining their philosophical establish, military strategies, and political goals, this article contrasts this two armed-groups’ causative and actions. It argues that while Fano adopts a more realistic and measured approach aimed at protecting national unity through ethnic authorization within the country, the OLA-Shenee’s opposition is frozen in a extremist opposition of Ethiopian national identity and unity, viewing ethnic federalism as a tool of oppression. The paper further investigates how these diverging political orientation causing their dealings with the regime and other ethnic groups, highlighting the complexities of armed-military struggle in an ethnically divided country._x000D_

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