Ethiopia - War Tore the Diaspora Apart, Peace Advocates are Stitching It Back Together: Ayen Deng Bio / Christian Science Monitor

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Civil war in Ethiopia led to tensions in the country’s vast global diaspora as well. Now, peace activists are determined to rebuild trust.

“The vast majority of people are at peace with each other,” says Moges Teshome, an Ethiopian Ph.D. student living in Vienna. He has a popular podcast about politics and peace in Ethiopia called “Buffet of Ideas.”

“The social fabric has not been totally torn apart,” he says. “The trust is deteriorating, but [it] is still there.”

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