Country Meeting: Ethiopia
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This meeting on Ethiopia will discuss the recent crisis provoked by popular dissatisfaction and mass demonstrations, which have ushered in the declaration of an official ‘state of emergency’ by the Ethiopian government. At the meeting, background factors and contexts will be discussed of what is happening in the country, so far known as a fast-growing African economy. What was/is the nature of the unrest - why now and why so intense - and what are the trajectories toward stabilization, better governance and more inclusive development?
Two short introductions on current affairs will be given, followed by a moderated panel discussion with the audience.
Programme
15:00 Word of welcome by Ton Dietz
15:05 Jan Abbink: Ethiopia 2015-16: problems of governance in a ‘developmental state’
15:30 Fantu Cheru: Beyond the Oromo & Amhara Protests: challenges to democratic transitions in Ethiopia
16:00 Coffee/tea break
16:10 Panel discussion
16:30-17:15 Questions from the audience
Panel:
Moderater: Jos van Beurden
Jan Abbink
Fantu Cheru
Lidi Remmelzwaal (former Netherlands Ambassador to Ethiopia)
Mesfin Aman (diaspora representative)
Registration for this meeting is closed.