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Title: | Djibouti and the Question of Afar Nationalism |
Authors: | Shehim, Kassim Searing, James |
Year: | 1980 |
Periodical: | African Affairs: The Journal of the Royal African Society |
Volume: | 79 |
Issue: | 315 |
Period: | April |
Pages: | 209-226 |
Language: | English |
Geographic term: | Djibouti |
Subjects: | nationalism Afar Peoples of Africa (Ethnic Groups) |
External link: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/722120 |
Abstract: | The 'Afar question' is inevitable linked to the two most important conflicts in the Horn of Africa, the border disputes caused by Somali territorial claims and the movement of secession in Eritrea. The Afars of Djibouti are caught up in all the conflicts of the Horn and have undergone rapid politicisation in the period since independence. The present article reassesses the political position of the Afars in the new Republic of Djibouti and their political development in the post independence era. Historical factors which have determined the development of Afar political consciousness are examined as an introduction to the discussion of the Republic of Djibouti. In conclusion the development of Afar nationalism and its impact on the viability of the Republic of Djibouti are assessed in the light of recent developments in Djibouti an Ethiopia. Notes. |