Brief 8 : indigenous Majang people at risk in Gambella region, Ethiopia; the time to take action on land grabbing is now

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dc.contributor.authorMesfin, Seyoum
dc.date.accessioned2014-11-21T14:52:24Z
dc.date.available2014-11-21T14:52:24Z
dc.date.issued2014-08
dc.description.abstractThough the identity of the Majang people of Gambella region of Ethiopia is inherently attached to specific forestland environment and its resources endowment, current evidence has showed that the indigenes of Majang have come under a serious threat from Highlander land grabbers leading not only to the displacement of significant number of the people of Majang but also, destruction of their forestland, water sources and wild habitats at a frightening rate. This policy brief reveals that the invasion from the highland migrants has not only deprived the capability of indigenous Majang for cultural continuity and survival as a community but also led to persistent migratory problems. Hence the local community feels an existential threat in the presence and interactions with the immigrant highlanders. Besides, inter-ethnic conflict becomes a dangerous reality that must be resolved in Majang Nationality Zone (MNZ) largely played out in an indigene-migrant divide waiting to explode, sooner or later. By and large, the policy brief concludes that the indigenous Majang people political life, economic rights and social security have come under a constant threat from highlander immigrants. This policy brief recommends societal security policy reforms i.e. securitization of inter-regional migration to mitigate the current visible reality in Majang Nationality Zone.en
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dc.identifier.citationMesfin, S. (2014). Brief 8 : Indigenous Majang People at Risk in Gambella Region, Ethiopia: The time to take action on Land Grabbing is now. UPEACE Africa Policy Series, 1(2): 89-100.en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10625/53323
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversity for Peace Africa Programme, Addis Ababa, ETen
dc.subjectETHIOPIA--GAMBELLAen
dc.subjectMAJANG PEOPLEen
dc.subjectINDIGENOUS PEOPLESen
dc.subjectLAND RIGHTSen
dc.subjectDEFORESTATIONen
dc.subjectCULTURAL PROPERTY PRESERVATIONen
dc.subjectRIGHT TO NATURAL RESOURCES CONTROLen
dc.subjectLAND GRABBINGen
dc.subjectFORCED MIGRATIONen
dc.subjectETHNIC CONFLICTSen
dc.subjectPLANTATIONSen
dc.subjectCOFFEEen
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATIONen
dc.titleBrief 8 : indigenous Majang people at risk in Gambella region, Ethiopia; the time to take action on land grabbing is nowen
dc.typePolicy Briefen
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