Ethnic violence in Konso

Duration1994— present

LocationKonso, Ethiopia

Coordinates5°20′25″N 37°26′20″E / 5.3404°N 37.4388°E / 5.3404; 37.4388

TypeEthnic violence

• Civilians and farmers killed and injured
• 1 million+ displaced
• Hundreds of IDPs
• Homes burned down

Ethnic violence in Konso

Part of the conflicts in the Horn of Africa and Ethiopian civil conflict (2018–present)
Konso Konso (Ethiopia)
Duration	1994— present
Location	Konso, Ethiopia
Coordinates	5°20′25″N 37°26′20″E / 5.3404°N 37.4388°E / 5.3404; 37.4388
Type	Ethnic violence Civilians and farmers killed and injured 1 million+ displaced Hundreds of IDPs Homes burned down
Theme	Ongoing ethnic violence
Cause	Land drawn along ethnic lines (Ethnic Federalism)
Motive	Dispute over administrative land, leadership and territory
Participants	Various militants from and regions
Deaths	Ongoing. 83+ killed; 57+ injured

The conflict in Konso is part of a series of ethnic-based violence in Ethiopia. UN OCHA reported that its Early warning department of SNNPR categorized Konso as a priority hot spot area. Repeated conflict and the issue of adverse weather exacerbated the existing humanitarian crisis in the Zone.^[1] Interpersonal ethnic violence are deepening into serious human rights violations and suffering, with the ethnic federalism system that drew formal administrative divisions with regional boundaries falling along ethnic lines.^[2][3]