ኢዮብ Eyob አሰለፈች ባልቻ (Eyob Aselefech Balcha) Profile picture
Pan-Africanist/Researcher @PerivoliARC /Alumnus of @GlobalDevInst @ASCLeiden @issnl & @AddisUniversity/ Intellectual Son of @tmkandawire/#Decolonial/ ሆራ/ቢሼ🏊
Jun 10, 2020 13 tweets 7 min read
1) I attended this policy dialogue & learned a lot from the presentations & contributions. HOWEVER, I have a major reservation about how the entire discourse & narrative about African young people & COVID-19 is framed #BuildBackBetter @AUYouthProgram @auyouthenvoy_ 2) I find the entire conversation both in this policy dialogue & similar platforms almost NEVER mentioning the role the AFRICAN STATE. There is a strong push to frame the entire image through the prism of innovation, entrepreneurship, the private sector & finance. @ECA_OFFICIAL
Mar 3, 2020 13 tweets 6 min read
#Ethiopia #Election2020 'Chaos & Crisis in the making!' - a reflection thread
1) Almost every political leader in #ETH is advocating for the upcoming election in Aug.2020 (except Lidetu). I see a number of intertwined problems in this infatuation with a competitive election 2)The current political sphere is dominated by people who hold extreme views in relation to each other & the rivalry & antagonism are getting intense as each day passes. None of them is ready to compromise. PM Abiy's desire to be the icon of 'democratic transition' is a wishful