Flawed dialogue may exacerbate Ethiopia’s divisions

Significance Further consultations across the country and with the diaspora are planned. The national dialogue continues despite a broad opposition boycott of the process, and ongoing conflict and political difficulties across the country. Impacts Concerns over the dialogue process may intensify mistrust between the ruling party and opposition. The ruling party will seek to use the process to win the sympathy of external partners. Heightened focus on the dialogue process may reduce the prominence of implementation of the transitional justice policy.