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On 17 July 2021, it was proposed that this article be moved from Ethiopian civil conflict (2018–present) to Ethiopian civil conflict (2018–present). The result of the discussion was moved.

The following references may be useful when improving this article in the future: Ethiopia Peace Observatory - ACLED #NewsAlert: UN experts warn nearly a year after ceasefire, atrocities, including war crimes and crimes against humanity continue in Ethiopia - Addis Standard, Sept. 2023

Section sizes Section size for Ethiopian civil conflict (2018–present) (21 sections) Section name Byte count Section total (Top) 27,793 27,793 Background 6,841 6,841 Afar–Somali clashes 827 827 Afar Region 48 48 Amhara Region 14,830 14,830 Benishangul-Gumuz Region 4,609 4,609 Gambela Region 704 704 Oromia Region 9,523 9,523 Oromia–Somali clashes 3,142 3,142 Somali Region 4,531 4,531 Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region 564 6,348 Bench Maji Zone 1,181 1,181 Gedeo Zone 1,265 1,265 Konso Zone 60 60 Amaro-Guji 1,466 1,466 Sidama 1,520 1,520 Wolayita Zone 292 292 Tigray Region 5,178 5,178 Further reading 229 229 References 28 28 External links 1,232 1,232 Total 85,863 85,863

On 9 January 2024, it was proposed that this article be moved to Civil conflicts during the Abiy Ahmed Ali administration. The result of the discussion was not moved.

On 27 January 2024, it was proposed that this article be moved to Ethiopian civil conflict. The result of the discussion was not moved.

There are sources that claim that the ENDF movement towards Tigray Region in late Oct 2020 and the first few days of Nov 2020 played the double role of (1) dropping their (limited but partially effective) policing role in various local armed conflicts, and (2) moving towards Tigray Region, triggering off the Tigray War. If someone has the time to find these sources (not me right now), then that would show some of the links between the various armed conflicts in Ethiopia of 2020. Boud (talk) 21:49, 8 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

There was announced a unification, as today - united federal and confederalist of Ethiopia. Where to find? Bokoharamwatch (talk) 21:26, 5 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

To your post and that of User:Boud, I added something about some rebel movements uniting. Difficult to know how to organize this, probably since this news is still quite early. Perhaps if the alliance actually becomes something significant then the other regional sections can then become subsections of a larger section called pre-alliance or something. JustBeCool (talk) 03:59, 7 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Bokoharamwatch: United Front of Ethiopian Federalist and Confederalist Forces. Boud (talk) 04:11, 7 November 2021 (UTC) Thanks!13:57, 7 November 2021 (UTC)Bokoharamwatch (talk)[reply]

Shouldn't it be included in the infobox then? Charles Essie (talk) 22:26, 8 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Should we consider this a civil war since their is large swaths of territory involved and has been ragging for over a year? BigRed606 (talk) 01:28, 30 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I can see that point and some sources call it 'civil war', only "Ethiopian Civil War" could get confused for the Ethiopian Civil War. If it is 'Ethiopian Civil War (2018-present)' then the other article might have to be renamed 'Ethiopian Civil War (1974-1991).' JustBeCool (talk) 01:10, 20 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Most of the lion's share of fighting has come from the Tigray conflict. However, now the Oromia front is getting as big arguably but details about the Oromia front would not be too appropriate for the Tigray conflict article. Many wars have violence before the big breakout that would be said to be the conventional start of the war, similar to the civil violence for years preceding the coup detat that officially started the South Sudanese Civil War or the many invasions by the Axis Powers before the official start of World War II. Since the sources talk of the civil war in Ethiopia almost synonymous with the Tigray conflict, I plan to format the article with one section being events that are pre-invasion of Tigray. The years listed in the name of the article might have to changed as well. JustBeCool (talk) 01:10, 20 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

A proposal resulting from the recent AfD is to delete the infobox. See MOS:INFOBOXPURPOSE for guidelines. Arguments by several people at the AfD page include:

• delete
  • too many belligerents and messy;
  • misleadingly gives the impression that there's a single conflict, when in reality it's several conflicts related in a complicated way, i.e. the infobox could qualify as WP:SYNTH;
  • oversimplification stating that there are four sides;
  • oversimplification that "the conflict" started two days after Abiy became prime minister;
• keep
  • look at MOS:IBX and infoboxes for other highly complex war articles to find ways to handle this: Yemeni civil war (2014–present), Iraq War, World War II.

Please add arguments to delete or keep the infobox or make a proposal likely to achieve consensus or to handle some of these specific concerns. Boud (talk) 21:44, 27 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

• keep. Continue improving the infobox structure if the current layout appears slightly crowded. I believe, the war articles listed here could serve as examples. Petra0922 (talk) 19:53, 28 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

A proposal resulting from the recent AfD is to rename this page. If informal consensus can be achieved, then a more structured WP:RM process will not be needed.

Argument for changing: In comparison with Opposition to Haile Selassie, the various armed conflicts during the Abiy epoch are not all opposition to Abiy or the federal government or armed forces, but the central thread of civil conflicts in the context of one dominating strong imperial/federal-level leader and the opposition between centralising and decentralising pressures are roughly similar - historians typically define epochs in terms of leaders.

Suggested names include:

1. civil conflicts during the Abiy Ahmed administration
2. civil conflicts during the Abiy Ahmed government
3. civil conflicts during the Abiy Ahmed Ali administration
4. civil conflicts during the Abiy Ahmed Ali government

I don't see any arguments against a name of this sort, but I may have missed them.

Please give arguments for or against the whole group of "Abiy" names, or for/against any of these in particular, or propose a better title. Boud (talk) 21:55, 27 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Suggestion #3 is formal, clear and the name is complete. At the same time, I thought the current title already represents the article.Petra0922 (talk) 19:47, 28 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

this isn't the first one like this page implies this was the first one. https://teknopedia.ac.id/wiki/Ethiopian_Civil_War Gorgonopsi (talk) 14:14, 25 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Please see my recent edits and how I discussed conflict article title consistency here. @Socialwave597, Vanderwaalforces, XTheBedrockX, and Cinderella157: After reviewing similar articles, I would suggest the simple Ethiopian conflict, as it is consistent and can be differentiated from the Ethiopian Civil War. If "Ethiopian conflict" is too vague, then I would suggest Ethiopian conflict (2018–present) as it is the second most consistent choice.

Given XTheBedrockX's other proposal, we have three choices:

• Choice 1: – Internal conflict in Ethiopia (2018–present)
• Choice 2: – Ethiopian conflict
• Choice 3: – Ethiopian conflict (2018–present)

Since we have these options, please provide a new choice below, such as Support Choice X:, so we can find a more clear consensus. Sorry if I kinda took over this discussion, but I've been working on conflict titling recently. Cheers!--WMrapids (talk) 05:16, 13 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• I could support Ethiopian conflict, noting that it is already a redirect to the article. Per my comment above, Ethiopian civil conflict would be preferable to the other two options offered in this section, since the date is unnecessary precision and also, less natural (being parenthetic). Cinderella157 (talk) 05:59, 13 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• Support a move to Internal conflict in Ethiopia (2018–present), per my above rationale. XTheBedrockX (talk) 06:54, 13 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• I'd support Choice 1. Preferably Internal conflict in Ethiopia without the date. Socialwave597 (talk) 19:05, 13 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]