Somalia launched a war against Ethiopia with the objective of taking control of the Ogaden region. With superior ground ...

The Ogaden War (1977–1978) between Somalia and Ethiopia upended the Cold War geostrategic balance in the Horn of Africa, and bore tragic consequences for the region that linger today. While many ...

However, following the collapse of the Somali government in 1991, the rebellion in Ogaden transitioned from a Mogadishu-led war effort to a more grassroots rebellion led by Ogaden-Somalis ...

The ensuing war would become one of the defining events ... Photo: Young men in a Somali rebel camp in Ogaden. Credit: AFP/Getty Images.

I had fallen in love. Ethiopia does that to people. It sneaks up on you with its lush, mountainous landscape, its delicious coffee, its beautiful people as warm and welcoming as any in the world.

For as long as its people can remember, cycles of drought-induced famine and underdevelopment have plagued Ethiopia’s eastern Ogaden region. One of the least developed corners of Earth ...