Thread by @TsedaleLemma

The possibility of a lasting peace in Western & Southern #Oromia & the political atmosphere for a negotiated settlement appear to be exhausted, sadly. The people of #Wollega & #Guji & their environs are bleeding from a double-edged frontier of a war that has no winner so far..1/6

Trust, the foundation of a negotiated settlement, is one of the major casualties in the two year's attempts so far for peace between the fed. & #Oromia govs on one side & the rebel groups, OLA,on the other b/se party politicking, deception & lack of sincerity have overruled.. 2/6

...these attempts for negotiated settlement thus far.

The result is what we kept witnessing: mothers of civilians & security forces agonizing; families losing their loved ones; the social fabric of a community being ripped apart by two warring brothers.

It's painful!
... 3/6

But it is not & should not be taken as the end of the story. This can't be allowed to be the new normal.

It's time that Ethiopia takes a page or two from other countries' experiences on peace negotiations with rebel movts.

It's time we end party politicking & mudslinging..4/6

..& treat the OLA rebel groups not just as "mentally deranged" few individuals, but an armed group with whom an honest & genuine peace negotiations needed to be had with.

It's also time the OLA group articulated its demands unambiguously & prepare to lay down arms...5/6

This requires the availability of a peace roadmap including Integrated Disarmament, Demobilization, & Reintegration Standards (IDDRS) along with formidable interventions by well-established negotiators & peace & security institutions that broker such conflicts. 6/6

#EndTheWar!