Abstract:
This thesis examined ethnic federation with the politics of indigenity and its consequences in
Bullen Woreda of Benishangul-Gumuz. Particularly, the thesis by drawing upon qualitative
methodology analyzed the influence of ethnic based federal system in inter-ethnic relations that
ensued in security challenges and causes of eviction that displaced many people in Benishangul
– Gumz Region, Ethiopia, in 2013. It argues the association of ethnic groups to a portion of
Ethiopia has brought the feeling of owner and non-owner, indigenous and non-indigenous,
native and non-native, etc. An ethnic regional border has become new conflicting grounds in
different parts of Ethiopia, which is against the age-old population mix and communality. This
study addresses the connection of ethnic based federalism with the problem of non-indigenous
eviction taking an illustrative case in Benishangul-Gumuz Region. The study tries to identify the
causes of eviction that show the general picture associating to ethnic structure employing
Purposive and Snowball sampling techniques accompanied with pertinent documents. It reveals
ethnic federal structure has influenced regional politics of Ethiopia, and factors that fall under
political, historical and socio-economic catalogs were the major causes contribute to expulsion.
The study ends up with drawing summary, conclusion, recent developments, future scenarios and
recommendations.