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René Lemarchand

René Lemarchand discusses the divergent responses to ethnicity in post-conflict Rwanda and Burundi during the Rift Valley Institute Great Lakes course, July 2010, Entebbe, Uganda.

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Recent Publications

Writing Ethiopia into the World, Writing the World from Ethiopia

October 7, 2026

The Ethiopian Women Researchers Network (EWNET) hosted an online scholarly webinar on Friday, 30 January 2026, titled ‘Writing Ethiopia into the World and Writing the

The Political Economy of Coffee in the Kaffa–Bench-Sheko–Sheka Belt, Southwest Ethiopia Region

October 6, 2026

This study provides a critical political economy analysis of the coffee sector in the Kaffa–Bench-Sheko–Sheka belt in Southwest Ethiopia Peoples’ Regional State, the genetic and

The Political Economy of Coffee in the Jimma–Ilu Aba Bora–Buno Bedele Belt, Oromia Region

October 5, 2026

The findings of this study reveal a number of critical insights about the political economy of coffee in the Jimma–Ilu Aba Bora–Buno Bedele coffee belt.

Rift Valley Institute

René Lemarchand

Recent Publications

Writing Ethiopia into the World, Writing the World from Ethiopia

The Political Economy of Coffee in the Kaffa–Bench-Sheko–Sheka Belt, Southwest Ethiopia Region

The Political Economy of Coffee in the Jimma–Ilu Aba Bora–Buno Bedele Belt, Oromia Region

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