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The indiscriminate partition brought different ethnic groups (tribes) under one or more colonial power. This situation disrupted the political development of these societies; furthermore, ethnic groups were fragmented.

The horn of Africa has been a restive region for centuries. The region has been the scene of long lasting internecine conflicts. One of the most enduring and violent of those regional conflicts is the Ogaden conflict.

Families were forcibly separated into two or more groups; each group under a colonial power spoke a different European language.