2005 Stanhope Centre and LSE Crisis States Research Programme

Tamiru Geda Gilliba, from Addis Ababa, is currently working for the Capital business English newspaper--a newspaper crucial for Ethiopia’s international investors and local business community. Tamiru regularly contributes the lead local stories and offers analysis on political and economic issues. Tamiru has recently covered issues ranging from disputes among oil companies with local transporters, to how surging population growth is depressing economic progress and the news that the former CEO of the powerful Awash bank will be starting a new political party. He is also a regular contributor to the well-known International Journalists Network.