Abiy Ahmed was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2019 for his role in initiating peace talks in the Horn of Africa and his attempts to reform the Ethiopian democracy. Under the slogan medemer, he promised he would do everything possible to unite the multi-ethnic country, reconcile conflicts and bring brotherly peace to the country. This article treats the Welkait question as a litmus test to determine the potential of democratization in Ethiopia. The identity question of the indigenous Welkait Amhara was raised and suppressed since 1991. In April 2018, the then newly elected Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed met with members of the Welkait Amhara Identity Question Committee and promised that this case would be solved within the federal system and in accordance with the constitution. Within the struggle for recognition paradigm, this article asks if government responses follow the medemer approach of reconciliation, cooperation, rule of law and democracy.

阿比·艾哈迈德 (Abiy Ahmed) 因其在非洲之角发起和平谈判以及改革埃塞俄比亚民主的努力而获得 2019 年诺贝尔和平奖。在medemer的口号下，他承诺将尽一切可能团结多民族国家，调和冲突，为国家带来兄弟般的和平。本文将 Welkait 问题视为确定埃塞俄比亚民主化潜力的试金石。土著 Welkait Amhara 的身份问题自 1991 年就被提出和压制。 2018 年 4 月，时任埃塞俄比亚新任总理阿比·艾哈迈德会见了 Welkait Amhara 身份问题委员会成员，并承诺将在联邦系统内解决此案并按照宪法。在争取承认范式的斗争中，本文询问政府的回应是否遵循和解、合作、法治和民主的mememer方法。