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The Usalama Project

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2018

Jason Stearns, the Project Director, explains the idea behind the Usalama Project in July 2012 in Bujumbura, Burundi.

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The Political Economy of Coffee in the Sidama–Gedeo–Guji Belt, Southern Ethiopia

September 4, 2026

This report is part of a wider research project on the political economy of coffee in Ethiopia in the context of the political transition since

SHECONF 2026: International Conference on Social Sciences and Humanities

July 9, 2026

Event report On 26 March 2026, researchers, practitioners and academics gathered in Addis Ababa for SHECONF 2026, an International Conference on Social Sciences and Humanities

State Capture in Africa: How elite networks undermine democracy, development and security

June 24, 2026

Key points State capture has been increasingly recognized as a major governance challenge due to the way it helps to drive many of the most

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Recent Publications

The Political Economy of Coffee in the Sidama–Gedeo–Guji Belt, Southern Ethiopia

SHECONF 2026: International Conference on Social Sciences and Humanities

State Capture in Africa: How elite networks undermine democracy, development and security

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