2005 Stanhope Centre and LSE Crisis States Research Programme

Blen FITSUM currently works for Ethiopian Television as a newscaster and reporter and has also contributed articles to Business Africa. She is also pursuing a Masters degree in journalism at Addis Ababa University- her first degree is in History. Blen has done in-depth reporting on a number of issues including the first AU summit and World Aids Day. She has an advanced command of Italian and is a part-time reader for blind students at Addis Ababa University.