Shanachaa Peace Mission Report
On December 27, 2001, the newly formed Shanachaa Jaarsummaa (herewith referred to as the Shanachaa)
announced to the Oromo public about the peace mission to help to resolve the conflict within the OLF
leadership, which had exploded over the internet during Summer of 2001. In that public statement, the
Shanachaa articulated five major themes with respect to its concerns. The salient points of these themes were:
(1) the Oromo national movement for self-determination has harvested great benefits as the result of the
formation of the OLF; (2) the founders and the rank –and – file have made major sacrifices in creating and
sustaining this critical organization; (3) the concern about the Oromo national psyche as the result of this conflict;
(4) Oromo fears that the Oromo perennial enemy may be behind this deadly conflict; and (5) the newly emerging
opportunity as the result of new awareness of the fact the Oromos in Ethiopia are the oppressed majority, the
OLF has been formed to liberate them, and the majority of the Oromo people supports the OLF. In that
statement, the Shanachaa also solicited support from the Oromo public in three critical areas: (1) to de-escalate
the conflict at local and national levels; (2) to provide ideas, which could help the Shanachaa in resolving the
conflict; and (3) to provide material support in the form of funds to cover the expenses relating to the peace
mission.
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On December 27, 2001, the newly formed Shanachaa Jaarsummaa (herewith referred to as the Shanachaa)
announced to the Oromo public about the peace mission to help to resolve the conflict within the OLF
leadership, which had exploded over the internet during Summer of 2001. In that public statement, the
Shanachaa articulated five major themes with respect to its concerns. The salient points of these themes were:
(1) the Oromo national movement for self-determination has harvested great benefits as the result of the
formation of the OLF; (2) the founders and the rank –and – file have made major sacrifices in creating and
sustaining this critical organization; (3) the concern about the Oromo national psyche as the result of this conflict;
(4) Oromo fears that the Oromo perennial enemy may be behind this deadly conflict; and (5) the newly emerging
opportunity as the result of new awareness of the fact the Oromos in Ethiopia are the oppressed majority, the
OLF has been formed to liberate them, and the majority of the Oromo people supports the OLF. In that
statement, the Shanachaa also solicited support from the Oromo public in three critical areas: (1) to de-escalate
the conflict at local and national levels; (2) to provide ideas, which could help the Shanachaa in resolving the
conflict; and (3) to provide material support in the form of funds to cover the expenses relating to the peace
mission.
To see the report CLICK HERE
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Women's Status and Political Conflict
Women's Status and Political Conflict (The Gambia and Liberia): Comparative study by Mark Davidheiser and
Veronika Fuest. Supported by the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, Halle/Saale, Germany.
Women's Status and Political Conflict (The Gambia and Liberia): Comparative study by Mark Davidheiser and
Veronika Fuest. Supported by the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, Halle/Saale, Germany.
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ambassadors and other diplomats, UN officials, researchers, refugees and displaced persons - Symposium on the Rwandan genocide of 1994. The distinguished speakers included ambassadors
and other diplomats, researchers, and genocide survivors - Presentation by Hamdesa Tuso of his research and applied work on the ethnic war in Ethiopia entitled
Ethiopia’s New Political Order: Ethnic Conflict in the Post Cold War Era - Several presentations and discussions conducted by Jean-Mathieu Essis on the Ivorian conflict and the
challenges of a peaceful conflict resolution process - Presentation by Dr. Davidheiser on challenges to governance and legal reform programs as illustrated
by development policy and mediation programs in The Gambia - Presentation and open discussion of the challenges of peacebuilding in post conflict Liberia
- Presentation and open discussion on the dynamics of the Darfur conflict in Sudan led by Mamane Sani
Moussa, Return, Reintegration, & Recovery Officer, United Nations Mission in Sudan - Presentation by Chief Michael Fonkem on the Anglophone Conflict in the Cameroons
- Presentation by Jeff Mapendere, AWG member and Assistant Director of the Carter Center’s Conflict
Resolution Program, on negotiating with rebels in order to achieve peace - Panel on African responses to conflict with AWG presenters Solomon Losha, Jerry Stephens and
Jacques Koko - “Oil and Identity: The Ogoni and conflict in southeastern Nigeria,” presented by Austin Onuoha
APCN RESIDENTIAL INSTITUTE FALL 2007 SYMPOSIUM, Oct. 12-16, 2007
Nova Southeastern University, Main Campus (Maltz Building), Davie, Florida
ISLAM, WEAPONS, WAR, AND US MILITARY ENGAGEMENT IN AFRICA
Intercultural Training and Conflict Knowledge for the U.S. Military: AFRICOM and cultural awareness training for Africa.
Presentation and discussion featured US military trainers and personnel and APCN members.
Islamic Peacebuilding Presentation: Nonviolence and Peace in Islam.
Presenter: Dr. Abu-Nimer
Islamic Peacebuilding Workshop: Interfaith Dialogue: Limitations and Possibilities in the Middle East.
Presenter: Dr. Mohammed Abu-Nimer of American University
Structure & Dynamics of Conflict in Africa: South Africa, Sudan, & Uganda.
APCN Panel Discussion
Proliferation of Small Arms in the Great Lakes Region: The Case of Kuria District in Kenya.
Presenter: Gladys Momani
Nova Southeastern University, Main Campus (Maltz Building), Davie, Florida
ISLAM, WEAPONS, WAR, AND US MILITARY ENGAGEMENT IN AFRICA
Intercultural Training and Conflict Knowledge for the U.S. Military: AFRICOM and cultural awareness training for Africa.
Presentation and discussion featured US military trainers and personnel and APCN members.
Islamic Peacebuilding Presentation: Nonviolence and Peace in Islam.
Presenter: Dr. Abu-Nimer
Islamic Peacebuilding Workshop: Interfaith Dialogue: Limitations and Possibilities in the Middle East.
Presenter: Dr. Mohammed Abu-Nimer of American University
Structure & Dynamics of Conflict in Africa: South Africa, Sudan, & Uganda.
APCN Panel Discussion
Proliferation of Small Arms in the Great Lakes Region: The Case of Kuria District in Kenya.
Presenter: Gladys Momani