Political and security implications of COVID-19 for Ethiopia
The pandemic could have lasting effects on Ethiopia’s social and political stability, and its political transition.
The COVID-19 pandemic and efforts to contain it are expected to have severe and lasting consequences on Ethiopia’s social and political stability, and its political transition. How might COVID-19 affect the already fragile security situation in the country and political liberalisation that started in 2018?
The Institute for Security Studies (ISS) and the Institute for Strategic Affairs (ISA) are jointly hosting this seminar to examine the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on Ethiopia, with a focus on the state of emergency, rule of law, human rights and the political transition.
The seminar will be conducted in Amharic. A seminar on similar issues will be held in English in the coming weeks.
Chair: Hallelujah Lulie, Director, ISA
Speakers:
Dr Gedion Timotios, Deputy Attorney General, Ethiopia
Daniel Bekele, Human Rights Commissioner, Ethiopia
Emebet Getachew, Ethiopia Country Program Manager, Life and Peace Institute
Dr Zemelak Ayele, Center for Federal Studies, Addis Ababa University
Dr Semir Yusuf, Senior Researcher, Ethiopia Project, ISS
Blen Sahlu, lawyer and women’s rights advocate
