State Building, Rural Development, and the Making of a Frontier Regime in Northeastern Ethiopia,c.1944–75

The rise and fall of the sultanate of Awsa, a semi-independent Muslim chiefdom in northeastern Ethiopia between 1944 and 1975, was driven by frontier regime strategies that exploited foreign investment in commercial agriculture. This study reveals how Ali Mirah leveraged these resources to consolidate power at the fringes of Ethiopia's Christian empire, shaping statecraft in the Lower Awash Valley. By analyzing grey literature and primary sources, the research demonstrates the interplay between local governance and external economic influences during this period.

PUDDU, L. (2016). STATE BUILDING, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, AND THE MAKING OF A FRONTIER REGIME IN NORTHEASTERN ETHIOPIA,c.1944–75. The Journal of African History, 57(1), 93–113. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0021853715000778