Fana Gebresenbet Erda, Author at Kujenga Amani

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Fana Gebresenbet Erda

Fana Gebresenbet Erda is an assistant professor at the Institute for Peace and Security Studies of Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia, and a Research Fellow at the Centre of Africa Studies of University of the Free State, South Africa. He was a Wilson Center Southern Voices Network for Peacebuilding Scholar in 2014. He is currently a recipient of an African Peacebuilding Network Individual Research Grant (2017).

Essays

Development and Statebuilding at the Cost of Peacebuilding? The Case of the Lower Omo Valley, Ethiopia

Fana Gebresenbet Erda·

January 23, 2018

Cement Factory in Dire Dawa, Ethiopia. Source: 'Gavin Houtheusen/Department for International Development

Building state institutions, providing services, and promoting economic development in conflict-affected regions are usually considered integral to peacebuilding. This essay…

Conflict

Security Implications of Hosting Refugees: The Case of South Sudanese Refugees in Gambella, Southwestern Ethiopia

Fana Gebresenbet Erda·

September 19, 2017

A group of South Sudanese refugees in Gambella, Ethiopia

This is a cross-post from Africa Up Close, the blog of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars Africa Program.…