Ethiopia, the fastest growing economy in sub-Saharan Africa is under a six-month state of emergency as the government tries to restore order after months of Oromia protests that are threatening to undo the economic gains in the country.

The horn of Africa nation represents a familiar narrative across Africa where talk of economic developments has come at the expense of social and political oppression.

“Africa rising was really good for some crackpot dictators. But in some ways it was a myth,” Grieve Chelwa, a Zambian economist who is also a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard University, told Associated Press.

The unrest in Ethiopia has already seen the destruction of foreign-owned flower farms and a Dangote Cement factory plant, incidents that are likely to scare away investors.

Two of the nation’s biggest tribes, Oromo and Amhara, have been protesting against economic and political marginalization by successive Ethiopian governments that have been dominated by the minority Tigrayan ethnic group.

The government, largely considered totalitarian, has brutally responded to the protests leading to the deaths of at least 500 people, according to data by Human Rights Watch.

Across several other African countries civil unrest and violence has blotted the recent economic boom that nations from the continent enjoyed.

Nigeria and South Africa, the two biggest economies on the continent, are battling unrest that has compounded their economic crisis.

South Africa is battling its worst student protests since the end of apartheid in 1994 as university students protested against government’s plan to increase tuition fees by 8 percent, next year.

The protests that have disrupted learning in universities across the Southern African nation since they began last year, represent a bigger problem of inequality along the white and black races of the South African society, Washington Post reported.

In Nigeria, oil-production in the Niger Delta region has been on the decline due to attacks by the Niger Delta Avengers, a militant group battling for autonomy of the region in Africa’s leading economy, Premium Times reported.

Boko Haram, an Islamic militant group has also carried out some of the deadliest terror attacks on both civil population and government installations.

Rwanda, another rising economy on the continent has been under the leadership of Paul Kagame since the infamous genocide in 1994.

The regime, considered authoritative removed the presidential term limits through a referendum in December last year.

The move allows Kagame to seek re-election next year. The president said that requests by the Rwandese people led to the, Irish Times reported.

In the neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), violent protests have marked the postponement of presidential election from next month to December 2018.

Critics said the move that the nation’s electoral body based on logistical challenges was meant to help President Joseph Kabila stay in power beyond his term.

Dozens of people have been killed in violent clashes between security forces and opposition supporters, while Moise Katumbi, Kabila’s strongest challenger fled the nation in the wake of ‘fabricated’ charges that could land him in jail, Zambia Reports reported.

African nations, despite the economic boom have left political marginalization and the high rate of unemployment which has fueled resentment towards the governments of the day.

There have been no steps in addressing the political and economic struggles amongst majority of the marginalized populations.

The governments have instead used state machinery and law to quell protests and silence critics.

“All the economic variables for turmoil are there,” Chelwa added.