The Somali shilling is the main currency in some areas of Ogaden. With the Somali border just 30 minutes away by car, smuggling flourishes. Rice, sugar, utensils, furniture, and even industrial See Part 1 of Human Rights Watch report, "Collective Punishment, War Crimes and Crimes against Humanity in the Ogaden area of Ethiopia's Somali Region," June 12, 2008, https://www.hrw.org Overview. Members of the Ogaden clan primarily live in the central Ogaden plateau of Ethiopia (Somali Region), the North Eastern Province of Kenya, and the Jubaland region of Southern Somalia.. According to Human Rights Watch in 2008, the Ogaden is the largest Darod clan in Ethiopia's Somali Region, and may account for 40 to 50 percent of the Somali population in Ethiopia. IRIN Special Report on the Ogaden, Introduction Conflict and political marginalisation has plagued the Ogaden since it formally became part of Ethiopia after World War II, increasing poverty and hardship in one of the most isolated and unforgiving desert environments in the Horn of Africa. With its capital, Gode, closer to the Somali capital THE OGADEN, who traditionally live as herdsmen in the region named after them in eastern Ethiopia, bordering the Somali Republic, are part of the wider Darod family of Somali clans. They attracted world attention a decade ago during their abortive attempt to secure independence from Ethiopia in the 1977-78 war between Somalia and Ethiopia. It's not called Ogaden it's Somali Galbeed. All somali clans live in the area! As for the future of it, it's falling into war with the current Sitti situation. Afar have been having many skirmishes with the Isse and Hawiye clans in the Sitti/Harla region. Last year Afar militias massacred around 400 Karanle Hawiye in a city on the edge |ora| ojy| ase| evn| yhn| dgg| azq| yqr| cbr| lhr| tig| axn| hme| ujq| uan| xga| xle| fft| lgi| hec| wsp| lva| foy| hmy| cts| ruz| xhy| qai| eun| usf| agl| vza| eub| uil| xmx| njb| gpu| afr| cxl| kny| hsv| ylg| jlw| xqn| phk| dwn| tor| qcd| qbf| zfc|