The 6th edition of Ethiopia’s national elections is set for 21 June 2021. The election takes place in a situation of mixed feelings; hope for the attainment of the promise to transition the country to democracy and fear of what may transpire in the course of the electoral process given the multifaceted problems the country is facing. The webinar, therefore, aims at initiating an informed debate among the Ethiopian Diaspora, friends of Ethiopia and the wider international community. To achieve this, talking points of the webinar include the following. • Making sense of the trajectory leading to the scheduled national election • appraising the current state of affairs pertaining to the election • Outlining possible developments going forward and; • Envisioning post-poll scenarios Date: Tuesday June 1, 2021 Time: 2:30-5:00 EAT (GMT+3)
Speakers:
Professor Jon Abbink: Professor of Politics and Governance in Africa at Leiden University, The Netherlands.
Prof. Kassahun Berhanu: Professor of political Science and International Relations at Addis Ababa University. Ethiopia
Dr. Lovise Aalen: Research Director at Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI), Norway.
Moderator:
Professor Bahru Zewde: Emeritus Professor of History, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
Adam Babiker, Yassir Abubakar, Mutassim Bashir, Abdallah Onour
Lovise Aalen
Mintewab Bezabih, Sosina Bezu, Tigabu Getahun, Ivar Kolstad, Päivi Lujala, and Arne Wiig
