I think opposition groups in Ethiopia are weak not largely b/c of their own limitations but largely due to the doings of the regime in power. The government has been doing all its level best to dismantle opposition groups by allocating significant amount of money. This does not mean that the opposition groups have no limitations. They definitely have!!!! But the TPLF-led government should be blamed for its unethical and illegal actions against them. From the outset it has been following the politics of exclusion in Ethiopian politics which is a continuation of policy of the past regimes, "BURDEN OF HISTORY?" . In this regard respectfully disagree with Temesgen.