Abstract
Ethiopia is a country located in Northeast Africa. Its various peoples have developed unique cultures and interacted
with each other for several centuries. Each of its ethnic groups have their peculiar conflict resolution mechanisms
which remained intact with them for far too long, but at the same time- especially with the rapid onslaught of
globalization in the last few decades, have undergone changes. The main objective of this paper is to explore the
changes and continuities observed on one of these indigenous conflict resolution mechanisms of the country. It is
known in the local Oromo language as Tolfena Caffee Caancoo. It is believed that this practice has existed at least
since the imperial period among the Oromo of Dibate district, Metekel Zone of the Benishangul Regional State,
Northwest Ethiopia. Dibate is one of the seven weredas of Metekel Zone of the Benishangul-Gumuz Regional State.
To conduct this research both primary and secondary sources were used. Among the primary sources’ key informant
interviewee in which first data relevant to the topic under discussion were collected directly from community from
four Kebeles were selected purposefully based on their geographical proximity to Tolfena Caffee Caancoo institution.
These Kebeles were Galessa, Chancho, Korka and Gipo. were used, Journals, books and presenting papers were used
as secondary sources
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Yaregal Dessalegn Mossie
Lecturer, Department of History and Heritage Management, University of Gondar, Ethiopia Received:17th November, 2019; Accepted:29th December, 2019; Published: 24th January,2020
Received: 21-12-2019, Accepted: 04-02-2020, Published Online: 18-02-2020