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Stefan Dercon

Professor of Economic Policy and Director of the Centre for the Study of African Economies at University of Oxford

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Stefan Dercon is Professor of Economic Policy at Blavatnik School of Government, and Director of the Centre for the Study of African Economies at University of Oxford

December 02, 2022

With a peace deal now reached, it’s time to invest in EthiopiaSocioeconomic Inclusion
An internally displaced family who fled their home in Berhale due to fighting between the Afar Special Forces and the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) forces sit in front of their shelter at a makeshift compound in Afdera town, Ethiopia, February 23, 2022

After almost two years, the government of Ethiopia and the Tigrayan People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) have agreed to stop their violent and destructive conflict. The deal agreed in South Africa is an immensely important first step to peace and recovery.

The international community, particularly Brussels and Washington, must step up to support the ceasefire agreement by ensuring a large economic upside to peace without meddling in the fragile process that will shape the future of Ethiopia and the broader region.

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