The Ogaden War: Somali women’s roles

In 1977 Somalia invaded Ethiopia hoping to seize the Ogaden, an Ethiopian region predominantly inhabited by ethnic Somali. Histories of this event are rare and focus exclusively on the political and military aspects of the conflict. This is not surprising given the Cold War backdrop of the conflict....

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Main Author: Van Hauwermeiren, Remco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Gents Afrika Platform, Afrika Brug 2012-12-01
Series:Afrika Focus
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Online Access:http://www.gap.ugent.be/africafocus/pdf/2012Vol25_2_AF_RVanHauwermeiren.pdf