PurposeThe purpose of this study was to examine the antecedents and consequences of burnout among the Ethiopian Civil Service University and Kotebe Metropolitan University instructors in Ethiopia.Design/methodology/approachThe study employed purely quantitative research and then used a cross-sectional survey design. Therefore, questionnaires adopted from the Maslach Burnout Inventory were collected from 158 university instructors.FindingsThe antecedents of burnout were a job, organizational and individual characteristics, whereas the consequences of burnout were job satisfaction, affective commitment and turnover intention. Work experience, educational status, job characteristics, organizational support and reward and recognition were reported as primary sources of burnout among instructors. Therefore, all the identified antecedents were correlated with burnout. Besides, turnover intention and affective commitment were the major consequences of burnout. Burnout partially mediated the relationship between the antecedents and consequences. Therefore, the antecedents directly impact burnout, but they also indirectly affect the consequences through burnout.Research limitations/implicationsThis study has a narrow geographical scope and is limited to a cross-sectional design. Therefore, a longitudinal study representing a large number of universities using mixed research is required to generalize about instructors' burnout in Ethiopia.Practical implicationsThis study helps to familiarize scholars, universities and researchers with instructors' burnout in Ethiopia. More specifically, the results of this study help the Ethiopian Civil Service University and Kotebe Metropolitan University to recognize the antecedents and consequences of burnout among their instructors and help them take corrective measures to address the problems of their employees as well as to improve efficiency and quality of education to the community through eliminating the antecedents.Originality/valueThis study gives a better understanding of burnout and becomes good literature on the magnitude and relationship of the antecedents and consequences of burnout among university instructors in Ethiopia. Thus, it provides a conceptual basement for research on university instructors' burnout in Ethiopia.

The purpose of the study was to assess the practices and challenges of urban land governance in the Tigrai Region. This study employed a concurrent nested design. Data were collected from 177 officeholders and customers through questionnaires. Besides, interviews were conducted with purposefully selected officeholders. The results of the data analysis were presented using mean, standard deviation, Pearson correlation, and logistic regression to see the relationship between the independent variables and the dependent variable. The major findings showed that the elements of good urban governance (participation, responsiveness, accountability, transparency, equity, and efficiency and effectiveness) are not practiced appropriately. The major challenges in good urban land governance are lack of resources, commitment, human resources, clear rules and regulations, modern service delivery, materials, budget, and rent-seeking behavior. As a result, citizens are not satisfied with the urban land governance system and implementation process. Thus, the government should reconsider strengthening urban land institutions.

The purpose of this study was to explore the underlying causes of conflict in Ethiopia and mitigation strategies. After political reforms in 2018 in Ethiopia, persistent conflicts, riots, violations, and political tensions, which remained beyond the control of the government, bring about this study. The finding showed that the conflict dynamics in Ethiopia are complicated and it is increasing from time to time. Since the political reforms in 2018, conflicts have dramatically upsurging, and the government was failed to resolve them peacefully. As a result, the country has entered into a devastative war i.e. Tigray war which is not only affecting the country but also remained the regional crisis in East Africa. Hooliganism, vandalism, mob justice, human rights violation, political instability, and crimes become now the hallmarks of the country. The major causes of recurrent conflicts in Ethiopia are historical narrations, power struggles, land ownership, tribal difference, political interest, and weak institutions. The major actors of conflict in Ethiopia are political entrepreneurs, informal groups such as 'Fano' in Amhara and 'Qeerroo' in Oromia, regional and state Media, social media activists like tweeps and facebookers, and external forces like Egypt, Eritrea, and Sudan. The neighboring countries are fueling conflicts in Ethiopia to secure their national interest. Because of recurrent conflicts and the current Tigray war, the country is on the verge of disintegration. Therefore, bringing all political parties for fruitful and genuine national political dialogue is a must done to resolve the national problem.