Very pleased that this is out now. Really more of a primer on religion in Ethiopia than just a literature review. Was great to be working on this with Diego Maria Malara and Abduletif K. for a comprehensive view of current debates in Ethiopian Orthodoxy, Islam, and Protestantism.

Vacancy! Join us as a Conflict Adviser at the #Ethiopia Peace Research Facility! Work with key institutes and analysts to promote sustainable peace. Provide technical advice on conflict sensitivity and peacebuilding. Apply by 4th July 2023. More info: rb.gy/0ryje

NEW REPORT | Religious Conflict in Gondar Fasika Gedif & Yihenew Tesfaye highlight declining inter-religious relations in Gondar. Proposed solutions include indigenous conflict resolution, inter-religious peacebuilding & improved government involvement. rb.gy/5ap25

NEW REPORT | Religion and Conflict in Dire Dawa This report delves into inter-communal tensions and religious clashes in Dire Dawa, #Ethiopia. It explores the role of religious actors & economic interventions to prevent further conflicts. Read here: rb.gy/vf44u

Join us today Wed 5 July 2023, 5pm (BST) for this public lecture Faculty of Divinity 5pm, ‘The Unchanging #Bible for an Ever-changing Readership’, Prof John Barton will be on zoom. To register for a zoom invitation, email: [email protected]

Excellent research by Kedir Jemal as part of the RVI research facility Religion as a Conflict Driver in Ethiopia. V helpful for understanding the interplay between religion and ethnicity in Dire Dawa.

Another one of the excellent local studies in the Rift Valley Institute research facility Religion as a conflict driver in Ethiopia. First academic research into the Gondar attack of April 2022.

RELIGION & THE 2018/2019 CONFLICT IN HAWASSA Afework Hailu explores the role of religion in the 2018/19 clashes on Hawassa, #Ethiopia & shows how religious actors were influential in fuelling ethnic conflict as well as in post-conflict reconciliation. rb.gy/in0u1

🚨Job alert: TT Assistant Professor in Global Christianity at JMU. Areas of specialty in Africa or Asia. #AcJob #WorldChristianity #GlobalChristianity joblink.jmu.edu/postings/15515

NEW REPORT | RELIGIOUS POLARISATION IN ETHIOPIA Jörg Haustein synthesizes findings from 5 Ethiopian cities, part of Rift Valley Institute's Knowledge for Peace series. The report reveals how religions act as conduit and catalyst in local conflict & peace initiatives. rb.gy/co6hp

This report draws together pioneering research by Ethiopian colleagues on religious polarisation in Addis Ababa, Dire Dawa, Gondar, Hawassa and Jima. Most of their individual reports are already published. Many thanks to Rift Valley Institute for facilitating this project.

Today, Thurs 25 Jan 2024, 4-5.30pm Faculty of Divinity for Cambridge Centre for Christianity Worldwide lecture Emma Wild-Wood. Join us in person or online - for link email: [email protected]

It was a pleasure to contribute to this BBC World Service programme. For a more localised analysis, see my summary report from a recent project on religious polarisation in #Ethiopia for Rift Valley Institute: riftvalley.net/publication/re… And for a deep dive, go to riftvalley.net/publication/re…

.Committee to Protect Journalists calls for the immediate release of French journalist Antoine Galindo who was in #Ethiopia for an African Union summit & was arrested at a local hotel on Feb 22. CPJ is outraged that a journalist on a legitimate reporting trip is targeted in this way.

NEW REPORT | RELIGION,CONFLICT & SOCIAL COHESIVENESS Jimma zone, peaceful since 2011, faces fears of conflict return. Preventative steps taken, yet a comprehensive dialogue & peacebuilding process is lacking, find Girma Defere & Jörg Haustein. Read here: bit.ly/3PHzaMJ

Please join us for this year's final seminar on 12 June, 4pm. The Abiy Project: God, Power & War in the New #Ethiopia Book launch & discussion w/the author, Tom Gardner, and discussant Terje Østebø *Hybrid event*. Full details & webinar registration: talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/e7473…

NEW REPORT I BEING MUSLIM AND BECOMING ETHIOPIAN In this report, terje ostebo takes a closer look at the legacy of the Dimtsachin Yisema movement and how it shaped and continues to shape Ethiopian Musllims' identity and social integration. Read it here: bit.ly/3RzzaPP

#callforpapers on 'Faith Engagement with the SDG Policy Framework: from ‘lessons learnt’ to ‘what comes next?’' for Journal Religion and Development. Academics & practitioners are invited to submit abstracts for this special issue! More info: 🔗 buff.ly/3WinRNA Emma Tomalin Jörg Haustein