University of Maryland-College Park

Though Ethiopia is not a significant contributor to GHG emissions, it is nonetheless committed to significantly reduce its share to become a net-zero emitter by 2050. Research thus centers around reducing the effective GHG emission from the livestock sector, particularly abatement of enteric ruminant emission, to contribute to the national strategy for GHG emission reduction.

1.        Adera, W. B., Zegeye, A., Simachew, A., & Kobayashi, N. Effect of best bet methane abatement feed on feed intake, digestibility, live weight change, and methane emission in local Menz breed sheep in Ethiopia. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 12, 1538758.

2.        Bekele, W., Huhtanen, P., Zegeye, A., Simachew, A., Siddique, A. B., Albrectsen, B. R., & Ramin, M. (2024). Methane production from locally available ruminant feedstuffs in Ethiopia–An in vitro study. Animal Feed Science and Technology, 312, 115977.

3.        Bekele, W., Zegeye, A., Simachew, A., Assefa, G. (2021). Functional Metagenomics from the Rumen Environment. Advances in Bioscience and Biotechnology, 12 (5): 125 – 141.

4.        Philip, S., Kew, S.F., Jan van Oldenborgh, G., Otto, F., O’Keefe, S., Haustein, K., King, A., Zegeye, A., Eshetu, Z., Hailemariam, K. and Singh, R., (2018). Attribution analysis of the Ethiopian drought of 2015. Journal of Climate, 31(6), pp.2465-2486.

5.        Demie Aschalew, Zegeye Abiy and Qayyum Khan (2013). Identification of cis-regulatory elements of butyrophilin gene of the mammary gland. Science, Technology and Arts Research Journal.

6.        Zegeye A, Ashwell M, Ogg S, Rexroad C, Mather IH (1999). RFLP markers in the bovine butyrophilin gene. Animal Genetics. 30 (5): 385-386.

7.        Ogg SL, Komaragiri MVS, Korobko IV, Velarde JJ, Zegeye A, Mather IH (1996). The mouse butyrophilin gene. Molecular Biology of the Cell (7): 1741.

Other publications:

1.        Zegeye, A. (2025). Disaster risk profile of four regions in Ethiopia. Ethiopian Disaster Risk Management Commission.

2.        Zegeye, A. and Erkineh, T. (2023). Towards an effective early warning system In Ethiopia. Oxford Policy Management. [Training manual]

3.        Abiy Zegeye and Aklilu Amsalu (2022). Community Managed Disaster Risk Reduction: A Manual for Bati wereda. WeltHungerHilfe.

4.        Abiy Zegeye and Aklilu Amsalu (2022). Community Managed Disaster Risk Reduction: A Manual for Dabat wereda. WetlHungerHilfe.

5.        Abiy Zegeye and Aklilu Amsalu (2022). Community Managed Disaster Risk Reduction: A Manual for Kori wereda. WeltHungerHilfe.

6.        Abiy Zegeye and Aklilu Amsalu (2022). Community Managed Disaster Risk Reduction: A Manual for Moyale wereda. WeltHungerHilfe.

7.        Abiy Zegeye and Aklilu Amsalu (2022). Community Managed Disaster Risk Reduction: A Manual for Sewyena wereda. WeltHungerHilfe.

8.        Million Tadesse, Abiy Zegeye and Zewdu Eshetu (2016). Measuring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) of Greenhouse Gas Emission: Livestock Sector. Climate Science Center, Addis Ababa University. [Training manual]

9.        Tadesse Kassahun and Abiy Zegeye (2014). Scientific communication using LaTeX. [Training manual]

10.   Abiy Zegeye, Alemayehu Worku, Daniel Tefera, Melese Getu and Yilma Sileshi (2009). Introduction to Research Methods (A preparatory module). Addis Ababa University.

Assistant Professor (Agricultural Economics of Haramaya University)

Haramaya University

2.        Feyisa, B. W., Haji, J., and Mirzabaev, A. (2024). Adoption of milk safety practices: evidence from dairy farmers in Ethiopia, Agriculture and Food Security.

3.        Haile, M.S., Feyisa, B.W., Eshetu, Sh.B., Reuben, M.J.K., Mutabazi, K., and Sieber, S. (2024). Impact of integrated soil fertility management practices on smallholder farmers welfare in Ethiopia. Food Security.

4.        Sileshi, M., Jemal, K., and Feyisa, B.W. (2024). Determinants of school dropout and its impact on youth unemployment: Evidence from Ethiopia, Economic Systems.

5.        Feyisa, B. W., Haji, J., & Mirzabaev, A. (2023). The impact of adoption of milk safety practices on food and nutrition security: Evidence from smallholder dairy farmers in Ethiopia. Research in Globalization.

6.        Feyisa, B. W., Haji, J., and Mirzabaev, A. (2023). Determinants of food and nutrition security: Evidence from crop-livestock mixed farming households of central and eastern Ethiopia. Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, 12.

7.        Sileshi, M., Sieber, S., Friedrichs, K., Rybak, C., Feyisa, B. W., and Lana, M. A. (2022). Adoption and impact of kitchen garden on food and nutritional security of farming households in Tanzania. Ecology of Food and Nutrition, 61(6), 651-668.

8.        Jilito, M. F., Wedajo, D. Y., Feyisa, B. W., and Tuke, T. W. (2021). Water storage practices for small-scale irrigation systems in East Hararghe zone, Ethiopia. Water Supply, 21(4), 1674-1686.

9.        Feyisa, B. W. (2021). Determinants of Ethiopia’s coffee bilateral trade flows: A panel gravity approach. Turkish Journal of Agriculture-Food Science and Technology, 9(1), 21-27.

10.    Feyisa, B.W. (2020). Determinants of agricultural technology adoption in Ethiopia: A meta analysis. Cogent Food and Agriculture, 6:1.

11.    Jilito, M. F., Wedajo, D. Y., Feyisa, B. W., and Tuke, T. W. (2020). Groundwater utilization practices for irrigation systems in East Hararghe zone, Ethiopia. Cogent Food and Agriculture, 6(1), 1850200.

12.    Wegi, B., & Eshetu, O. (2019). Collective action for forest management, challenges and failures: review paper from Ethiopia in particular. Journal of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development, 5(3), 640-647.

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2.       Wario, W., Dejene, G., Nega, J., and Debebe, E. (2023). Indigenous Social Protection Mechanism: The Practices and Challenges of Buusaa-Gonofaa in the Borana Oromo, Southern Ethiopia. Journal of Rural and Community Development, 18, 4(2023) 84-102.

3.       Samuel T., Debebe E., and Siobhan M. M. (2023). One health insights into pastoralists’ perceptions on zoonotic diseases in Ethiopia: perspectives from South Omo Zone of SNNP Region. Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice 13:13.

4.       Biruk B., Margaret E. A. and Debebe E. (2022). The public reactions and social stigma faced by parents of a child with autism in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A qualitative study. Journal of Jilin University ISSN：1671-5497 E-Publication; Online Open Access Vol: 41 Issue: 03-2022.

5.       Biruk B., Margaret E. A., & Debebe E. (2022) Reactions of Parents to the Diagnosis of Autism in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Innovations Journal, Volume Number 68.

University of Bayreuth, Germany

Currently undertaking two book projects: 1) “Current Ethiopian Crisis: Inquiries into Fundaments”, and, “Mahbär: A Study on Christian Fellowship and Reconciliation (2022 to present)”.

Setargew Kenaw. “‘Please don’t take away my illness, my Lord’: Illness as a Basis of Power.” In: Dan Leven (ed.), Healing in Ethiopia: Exploring the interface between medicine and faith. Addis Ababa University Press (forthcoming)

Setargew Kenaw (2021). “The rite of ‘footwashing’ at Abinet schools and its ethics of humility.” In: Theodros A. Teklu (ed.), Ethnic diversity and national unity, pp. 182-200. Wipf and Stock Publishers.

Setargew Kenaw (2012). “Cultural translation of mobile telephones: Mediation of constrained communication among Ethiopian married couples. The Journal of Modern African Studies, Vol. 50, No. 1, pp. 131-155.

Setargew Kenaw (2010). “Psychoanalyzing historicists? The enigmatic Popper. Journal for General Philosophy of Science, Vol. 41, No. 2, pp. 315-332.

Setargew Kenaw (2009). “Shopping centers as black boxes: A reflection in philosophy of engineering design. In: Svein Ege, Harald Aspen, Birhanu Teferra, and Shiferaw Bekele (eds.), Proceedings of the Sixteenth International Conference of Ethiopian Studies, pp. 977-989.

Setargew Kenaw (2008). “Hubert Dreyfus’s critique of classical AI and its rationalist assumptions.” Minds and Machines: Journal for Artificial Intelligence, Philosophy and Cognitive Science, Vol. 18, No. 2, pp. 227-238.

Books

Setargew Kenaw (2016). Technology-Culture Dialogue: Cultural and Socio-technical Appropriation of Mobile Phones in Ethiopia. Leiden: LIT.

Setargew Kenaw (2011). Knowledge Production and Spiritual Entrepreneurship in Zar: A Study of Spirit Mediumship in Northeastern Ethiopia. Saarbrücken, Germany: VDM Publishers.

University of Bayreuth, Germany

Drawing on a diverse array of theoretical concepts, methodologies, and frameworks, his scholarship provides critical insights into the geography of environment-society relations. His research examine the complexities of urban systems, governance structures, and socioeconomic interactions, especially in rapidly urbanizing regions.

Some influential research includes studies on intra-ethnic business networks in the Gurage footwear industry, urban development-induced displacement, and the role of women in the urban informal sector. Published works extend to green infrastructure planning, urban governance approaches, paratransit transport services, and barriers to growth opportunities for microenterprises.

Current research projects continue to explore sustainable development strategies, the governance of urban spaces, and the role of industrial clusters in fostering economic resilience in developing economies.

2.        Marru, T. D., Megento , T. L., & Beyene, A. B. (2024). Large-scale Commercial Agricultural Investment: Implications for Land Use/Land Cover Dynamics in Guba District, Northwest Ethiopia. Journal of Agriculture and Environment for International Development(JAEID),118(2), 5–28.

3.        Shimelash Dagnew and Tebarek Lika Megento(2024). Effects of Ethiopia’s landlocked status on ties with its neighbours. African Journal of Political Science, 12(1),19-30.

4.        Asfaw Shaka Gosa, Tebarek Lika Megento & Meskerem Abi Teka (2024) The extent and determinants of vegetable commercialization among smallholders in Sebeta Hawas Woreda, Oromia Region, Ethiopia, Cogent Social Sciences, 10:1, 2299133,

5.        Asfaw Shaka Gosa, Tebarek Lika Megento & Meskerem Abi Teka (2023).Analysis of vegetable production status and marketing system in Ethiopia: The case of Sebeta Hawas Woreda, Oromia region, Cogent Food & Agriculture, 9:2, 2286047.

6.        Megersa, W., Dribew, K.T., Abreha, G., Liqa, T., Moisa, M.B., Hailu, S., & Worku, K. (2023). Stochastic modelineg of urban growth using the CA-Markov chain and multi-scenario prospects in the tropical humid region of Ethiopia: Mettu. Geocarto International.

7.        Bosena Yirga Ayele, Tebarek Lika Megento and Kumelachew Yeshitela Habetemariam (2023). Urban Forest Management in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A policy Arrangement Approach. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening. Elsevier. Vol. 79.

8.        Duguma Erasu Tufa, Tebarek Lika Megento (2022).The effects of farmland conversion on livelihood assets in peri-urban areas of Addis Ababa Metropolitan City, the case of Akaki Kaliti sub-city, Central Ethiopia. Land Use Policy, Elsevier. Vol. 119,

9.        Mulugeta Girma, Berhanu Woldetensae, Gebrechristos Nuriye & Tebarek Lika (2022). Importance Performance Analysis for Evaluating City Bus Service Quality in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Urban, Planning and Transport Research.  Routledge. Taylor & Francis. 10(1):451-465.

10.   Erasu Tufa, D., Lika Megento, T. (2022). Conversion of Farmland to Non-Agricultural Land Uses in Peri-Urban Areas of Addis Ababa Metropolitan City, Central Ethiopia. GeoJournal. Springer. Vol. 87:5101–5115.

11.   Lemessa Abdisa and Tebarek Lika (2022). Social Consequences of Conflict‑Induced Internal Displacement in Adama City and Sabata Town of Oromia Region, Ethiopia. Global Social Welfare. Springer.

12.   Bosena Yirga Ayele, Tebarek Lika Megento, Kumelachew Yeshitela Habetemariam(2022).The Governance and Management of Green Spaces in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Heliyon. Elsevier. Volume 8, Issue 5.

13.   Bosena Yirga Ayele, Tebarek Lika Megento and Kumelachew Yeshitela Habetemariam(2022). Assessing Green Infrastructure Spatial Plans in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Socio-Ecological Practice Research (SEPR). Springer. Volume 4, pp. 85–101.

14.   Mebeasilassie Tekeste, Tebarek Lika and Mulugeta Girma (2022). Paratransit Minibus Taxi Transport Services in Addis Ababa. Urban, Planning and Transport Research.  Routledge. Taylor & Francis. 10(1):311-332.

15.   Addisie G, Tebarek L. (2022). Upgrading Opportunities and Challenges for Small Coffee Producers in Sidama Region of Ethiopia: International Journal of Rural Management. Sage Journals.

16.   Solomon Ketema, Tebarek Megento (2021). Assessment of the Wheat Value Chain Role in Food Security in Arsi Zone, Oromia National Regional State, Ethiopia, World Journal of Food Science and Technology. Volume 5, Issue 4, pp. 64-76.

17.   Bosena Yirga Ayele, Tebarek Lika Megento and Kumelachew Yeshitela Habetemariam (2021). Governance of Green Infrastructure Planning in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Land Use Policy. Elsevier. Vol.111.

18.   Ayana, G.F., Megento, T.L. & Kussa, F.G (2021). The extent of livelihood diversification on the determinants of livelihood diversification in Assosa Wereda, Western Ethiopia. Geo Journal, Springer. Vol. 87:2525–2549.

19.   Deneke Dana, Horn Andre and Tebarek Lika (2020). Rapid Rural Population Growth and its Determinant Factors in Wolaita Zone, Ethiopia. Journal of Science and Inclusive Development.  2(2).

20.   Asfaw Mohamed, Hailu Worku, Tebarek Lika(2020). Urban and Regional Planning Approaches for Sustainable Governance: The Case of Addis Ababa and the Surrounding Area Changing Landscape. City and Environment Interactions. Elsevier. Vol.8.

21.   Fanta, T. and Megento, T. (2019). Spatio-Temporal Land Use/Land Cover Changes Induced Flat Housing Expansion Pattern: Implications for Microenterprises’ Growth Opportunity in Shashemene City, Ethiopia. GeoJournal. Springer. 85(2): 471-486.

22.   Tamene,S. and Megento, T. (2019). Effect of Rural Transport Infrastructure on the Intensification of Purchased Input Use for Major Food Crop Production: The Case of Smallholder Farmers in Horro Guduru Wollega Zone, Western Ethiopia. Acta Universitatis Carolinae. Geographica. Univerzita Karlova. 54(2):168-181.

23.   Moha, A., Maru, M. and Megento, T. (2019). Assessment of Malaria Hazard, Vulnerability, and Risks in Dire Dawa City Administration of Eastern Ethiopia Using GIS and Remote Sensing. Applied Geomatics. Springer. Vol.12:15-22.

24.   Dejene Tesema Bulti,Birhanu Girma and Tebarek Lika 2019).Community Flood Resilience Assessment Tools: A Review. Review Paper, SN Applied Sciences, Springer Nature, 1:1663.

25.   Megento, T. and Wolde,Y.(2018). Child Trafficking as a Profitable Crime in Ethiopia. Sociology and Criminology. 6(2).

26.   Fanta,T. and Megento, T.  (2018). Urban Renewal and Growth Opportunity Barriers of Microenterprises: Between Working Space Scarceness and Incongruity in Shashemene City, Ethiopia. Journal of Regional and City Planning, 29(3):250-280,

27.   Barow, I., Megenta, M. and Megento, T. (2018). Spatiotemporal Analysis of Urban Expansion Using GIS and Remote Sensing in Jigjiga Town of Ethiopia. Applied Geomatics. 11(2):121-127, Springer.

28.   Fanta, T.,Megento, T. and Mewahaign,T.(2018). Determinants of Micro Businesses’ Confinement to Informal Financial Sources: The Case of Shashemene City, West Arsi Zone, Oromia Regional State of Ethiopia. International Journal of Management and Social Sciences Research (IJMSSR). 7(8)

29.   Fanta, T.,Megento, T. and Maru,M.(2018). Data on Spatiotemporal Land Use Land Cover Changes in Peri-Urban West Arsi Zone, Ethiopia: Empirical Evidences from Shashemene Peri-Urban Areas. Data in Brief. Elsevier. Vol. 18, pp: 747–752.

30.   Tesfaye,M. and Megento, T. (2017). Urban Green Space Development Using GIS-Based Multi-Criteria Analysis in Addis Ababa Metropolis. Applied Geomatics. Springer. 9(4):247-261. Published online 6 November 2017.

31.   Ali, A. and Megento, T. (2017). The Energy-Poverty Nexus: Vulnerability of the Urban and Peri-Urban Households to Energy Poverty in Arba-Minch Town, Southern Ethiopia. Acta Universitatis Carolinae. Geographica. Univerzita Karlova. 52(1):116-128. Published online 19 April 2017.

32.   Tamene,S. and Megento, T. (2017). Gender Differences in Access to Rural Transport Infrastructure and Agricultural Production: The Case of Horro Guduru Wollega Zone, Western Ethiopia. Global Journal of Human-Social Science: B. Vol. 17, Issue 4, Version 1.0, pp: 15-26

33.   Addis Taye and Tebarek Lika Megento (2017). The Role of Indigenous Knowledge and Practice in Water and Soil Conservation Management in Albuko Woreda, Ethiopia. Bonorowo Wetlands. Vol. 7, No. 2, December 2017.

34.   Ali, A. and Megento, T. (2016).The Energy-Gender Nexus: A Case Study among Urban and Peri-Urban Female Headed Households in Arba-Minch Town, Southern Ethiopia. Journal of the Social Sciences and Humanities. Vol. 12, No. 1.

35.   Tesfaye, M. and Megento, T. (2016).The City Of Addis Ababa from ‘Forest City’ To ‘Urban Heat Island’: Assessment of Urban Green Space Dynamics. Journal of Urban and Environmental Engineering. Vol. 10, No.2 pp: 254-262

36.   Megento, T. (2013). Inner city housing and urban development- induced displacement: Impact on poor female-headed households in Arada Sub City of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Journal of Sustainable Development in Africa, Clarion University of Pennsylvania, USA, Vol.15, No.2, pp: 131-141

37.   Megento, T. (2007). Heading households and heading businesses: Women in the urban informal sector in Southern Ethiopia. Ethiopian Journal of Development Research, Vol.29, No.1, Institute of Development Research, Addis Ababa University.

Book chapters

Kefelew, Gebrye & Megento, Tebarek (2015). Challenges and Opportunities for the Development and Management of Urban Green Areas in Addis Ababa: The Case of Cooperative Housing Green Areas and Street Trees in Nifas Silk Lafto Sub-City. In book: Handbook of Research on Social, Economic, and Environmental Sustainability in the Development of Smart Cities (pp.79-97) Chapter: 5. Publisher: IGI Global Editors: Andrea Vesco and Francesco Ferrero.

Megento, Tebarek & Kesteloot, Christian (2016). Intra-Ethnic Business Networks in the Gurage Footwear Industry in Ethiopia. 10.4018/978-4666-9567-2.ch009. In book: Handbook of Research on Entrepreneurial Success and its Impact on Regional Development (pp.188- 205) Chapter: 9, Publisher: IGI GlobalEditors: Carvalho, Luisa Cagica.

Books

Megento, T. (2011):Inter-firm relationships and governance structures: A study of the Ethiopian leather and leather products industry value chain. LIT VERLAG, ISBN: 978-3-643-11185-2.

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2. Aschalew Hailu  and Teferee Makonnen (2016).  Determinants and Levels of Community Participation in Agricultural Development Programs in Aleta Wondo District of Southern Ethiopia.  Journal of Sustainable Development in Africa (Volume 18, No.4, 2016), ISSN:1520-5509,  Clarion University of Pennsylvania, Clarion, Pennsylvania

3. – Teferee Makonnen (2016). Migration to Addis Ababa as a Survival Strategy for Children of Mecha District, North West Ethiopia, Journal of Sustainable Development in Africa (Volume 18, No.5, 2016), ISSN:1520-5509,  Clarion University of Pennsylvania, Clarion, Pennsylvania

4. Messay Mulugeta & Teferee Makonnen (2016). Implementations of Technical and Vocational Training Strategy in Agricultural Sector in Ethiopia: Practices, Challenges and the Way Forward. Ethiopian Journal of the Social Sciences and Humanities, Volume  12, No. 2, ISSN:1810-4487,  College of Social Sciences, Addis Ababa University.

5. Teferee Makonnen (2017).  Rural youth outmigration, remittance and its impacts on migrant-sending households in Gojjam and Wolayta, Ethiopia, Journal of Geography and Regional Planning (Volume 10, No.45, 2017), ISSN 2070-1845

6. Chaltu Taffa, Teferi Makonnen, Messay Mulugeta, Bechaye Tesfaye (2017). Data on Spatiotemporal Urban Expansion of Dire Dawa City, Eastern Ethiopia, ELSEVIER publishing, (Volume 12) , ISSN:341-345, content lists available at Science Direct

7. Messay Mulugeta &Teferee Makonnen (2017). Illicit Cross-border Migration in Ethiopia: Causes, Patterns and Policy Responses. Ethiopian Journal of the Social Sciences and Humanities, Volume  13, No. 1, ISSN:1810-4487,  College of Social Sciences, Addis Ababa University.

8. Teferee Makonnen & Messay Mulugeta (2016). Urban Sprawl and Its Implications on the Livelihoods of Agricultural Communities in the Vicinity of Dire Dawa City, Eastern Ethiopia. Ethiopian Journal of Development Research, Volume 38 No2,  ISSN:0378-0813,  College of Development Studies, Addis Ababa University. Messay Mulugeta & Teferee Makonnen (2018).  China’s Engagement in Global Assistance for Development: A C ase Study from Ethiopia, East Africa, Clarion University of Pennsylvania, Clarion, Pennsylvania,  Journal of Sustainable Development in Africa (Volume 20, No.2, 2018), ISSN: 1520-5509

9. Zemenu Awoke, Bogale Teferi & Teferi Makonnen (2018). Impacts of Resettlement on Woodland Resource Utilization in Abobo Wereda, Gambella, Ethiopia. Journal of Resources Development and Management. Vol.41, ISSN 2422-8397

10. Messay Mulugeta, Teferee Makonnen and Bechaye Tesfaye (2019). Achievements and Challenges of Productive Safety Net Program in Overcoming Chronic Food Insecurity in Ethiopia: A Reflection. Ethiopian Journal of Development Research, Volume 41,  No1,  ISSN:0378-0813,  College of Development Studies, Addis Ababa University.

11. Teferee Makonnen Kassa (2019). Access to Livelihood Opportunities and Basic Services among Urban Refugees in Addis Ababa: Challenges and Opportunities. Ethiopian Journal of Development Research, Volume 41 No2, ISSN:0378-0813,  College of Development Studies, Addis Ababa University.

12. Teferee Makonnen Kassa (2021). Determinants of rural outmigration of children and youth in a rapidly urbanizing nation: The case of Ethiopia. Journal of Geography and Regional Planning (Volume 14, No.2, 2017), ISSN 2070-1845.

13. Messay Mulugeta, Meskerem  and Teferee Mekonnen (2021). Analysis of Opportunity Factors for Economic Development in Ethiopia: A Commentary. Ethiopian Journal of Development Research, Volume 43,  No.2,  ISSN:0378-0813,  College of Development Studies, Addis Ababa University.

14. Achamyeleh Ziyen, Makonnen Teferee (2022). GIS and Remote Sensing Based Site Suitability Analysis for Tourism Development in East Gojjam Zone, Ethiopia. Journal of Remote Sensing and GIS. 11:252.,  ISSN 2469-4134

15. Messay Mulugeta, Teferee Makonnen, and Meskerem Abi (2022). Situation Analysis of Irregular Stepwise Cross-Border Ethiopian Migrants in the Sudan in View of Socioeconomic Status and Human Rights. Ethiopian Journal of Environment and Development, Volume 4, number 2.

16. Abinet Fulasa, Teferee Makonnen and Temesgen Tilahun (2022). Examination of Factors Predicting the Likelihood of Irregular Cross-border Migration Decision: Evidence from Ethiopia, Addis Ababa. Journal of Identity and Migration Studies, Volume 16, number 2, ISSN 1843 – 5610,  Research Centre on Identity and Migration Issues, University of Oradea, Romania.

17. Habtamu Serbessa, Teferee Makonnen and Meskerem Abi (2023). The Contribution of Urban Agriculture to Household Food Security among Urban Vegetable Producers in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Journal of Sustainable Development in Africa, Volume 25, No.1, 2018, ISSN: 1520-5509, Clarion University of Pennsylvania, Clarion, Pennsylvania.

18. Abinet Fulasa, Teferee Makonnen and Temesgen Tilahun (2023).  Determinants of Return Migration Decision among Ethiopian International Returnees of Addis Ababa: Implications for Sustainable Livelihoods of Returnees. Journal of Identity and Migration Studies, Volume 17, number 1, ISSN 1843 – 5610, Research Centre on Identity and Migration Issues, University of Oradea, Romania.

19. Abinet Fulasa Chinkilo, Teferee Makonnen Kassa & Temesgen
Tilahun Teshome (2023) Livelihoods and survival strategies pursued by international return migrants in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Taylor & Francis, Cogent Social Sciences, 9:1, 2204711.

20. Habtamu Serbessa, Teferee Mekonnen and Meskerem Abi (2023). The Sustainable Niche for Urban Vegetable Production within Producer Setups and Attributes in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Journal of Economics and Sustainable Development, ISSN 2222-1700, Vol.14, No.9.

21. Aman Mohammedsiad Adem, Getahun Fenta Kebede, Teferee Makonnen (2023). Forced Migration and Resilience in the EHAGL Region: Resource Caravans and Passageways of Urban Refugees in Addis Ababa. Quarterly on Refugee Problems, Vol. 62,  Issue 3, 200-224 ISSN 2750-7882,

22. Fasika Belay, Messay Mulugeta, and Teferee Makonnen (2023). Land use land cover change and expansion of Eucalyptus plantations in Senan District, northwest Ethiopia: analysis of potential factors. Ethiopian Journal of Environment and Development, , V0l.5, Issue 2: 23-36.

23. Habtamu Serbessa, Teferee Mekonnen and Meskerem Abi (2024). Opportunities and Challenges of Urban Farming in Ethiopia: Evidence from Vegetable Producers in Addis Ababa, Mada Walabu University,    Vol. 7,  Issue 2, 137-159, ISSN 2523-190, 1

24. Fasika Belay, Messay Mulugeta, Teferee Makonnen, Arega Shumetie (2024). Comparative analysis of income level in matched small farms with and without eucalyptus plantations in Senan, Ethiopia. ELSEVIER, Trees, Forests and People, Vol 18 (2024) 100708.

25. Fasika Belay, Messay Mulugeta, Teferee Makonnen (2025). Eucalyptus-based livelihoods: enhancing household food security and resilience in Northwest Ethiopia. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. Volume 9:1496756.

26. Aman Mohammedsiad Adem, Getahun Fenta Kebede, Teferee Makonnen (2025). Addis Ababa as a City (e)scape of Refugee Resilience: A Trialectical Perspective. Refuge: Canada’s Journal on Refugees, Vol 40, No. 2, 1–18.

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Sahledengil, T. (2022). Dynamics of Economic Interaction between Refugees and the Host Community in Šärqolle Refugee Camp, Benišangul-Gumuz Region. Journal of Ethiopian Studies, 55(1), 61-84.

Tirist Sahledengil (2020). “Rites of Passage to be a Nun in Debre Libanos Monastery”. Proceeding of the 3rd Annual Workshop of Institute of Ethiopian Studies. Institute of Ethiopian Studies, Addis Ababa University.

Tirist Sahledengil (2019). “Political Reform agenda and the Rise of women since 2018.”. Development report of International Symposium on China and Ethiopian Studies. Tianjin: Centre for African Union Studies, Tianjin University of Technology and Education.

Tirist Sahledengil (2014). “What does motivate women to join a monastic life?” Proceeding of Institute of Ethiopian Studies. Institute of Ethiopian Studies, Addis Ababa University.

Book chapter

Yang Fan, Asrat Adugna Jimma, Şebnem Keniş, Mavis Thokozile Macheka,
Kundai Nhongo, Tirsit Sahledengil, Munatsi Shoko, Boravin Tann, Sophorn Tuy, Liu Xiaonan, Hao Yang, Feng Yuan (2021). “The Conspicuous Impact of COVID-19 on Women Street vendors in Addis Ababa”. Kenis, S. and Shivdas M. (Eds.). Gender and Human Rights in The Context of Covid-19
Pandemic: Findings from Four Countries. Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian.

• Doctor of Philosophy, Norwegian University of Life Science, Norway, (Development Studies  – specializing in Political Economy and Development)

Thesis title: Poverty and governance in post-1991 Ethiopia : a political-economy study

• Master of Arts in International Relations , Addis Ababa University , 2005
• Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and International Relations , Addis Ababa University , 2000

         with Cochrane, L. (2018). Contextualizing Narratives of Economic Growth and Navigating Problematic Data: Economic Trends in Ethiopia (1999–2017). Economies, 6(4), 64.

         with Cochrane, L . (2018). Average crop yield (2001–2017) in Ethiopia: Trends at national, regional and zonal levels. Data in brief, 16, 1025. (Elsevier)

         (2018). The political economy of poverty in Ethiopia: drivers and Challenges. Africa Review,10(1), 17-39.

         with Kjosavik, D. J. (2016). Decentralized Local Governance and Poverty Reduction in Post 1991 Ethiopia:A Political Economy Study. Politics and Governance, 4(4).

         with Kjosavik, D. J., & Shanmugaratnam, N. (2016). State-Society Relations in Ethiopia: A Political-Economy Perspective of the Post-1991 Order. Social Sciences,5(3),48,Pp.1-19.

Book Chapters

        with Tesfaye Semela (2018) Urban Governance in Emerging Secondary Cities of Ethiopia: Empirical Evidence from Hawassa, Arbaminch and Hossana in Tesfaye Semla and Daniel Mains Urbanization, Governance and Social Transformation in Africa. Hawassa: Berhan Printing press.

        (2017). The youth in decision-making: An Assessment of Participatory Governance in SNNPRS in Tesfaye Semela et al Economic integration, political empowerment and social wellbeing of the Youth: an analysis of youth development package implementation in SNNPRS. Hawassa: Teddy printing press.

• Director of The Oslo SDG Initiative, Centre for Development and the Environment, University of Oslo
• Affiliate Professor, Centre for Sustainable Healthcare Education (SHE), Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo
• Extraordinary Professor, University of Pretoria
• Host, In Pursuit of Development podcast

Personal website: globaldevpod.substack.com/

• The African State: Legitimacy, Governance and Development (edited with Happy Kayuni and Boniface Dulani, under contract with Routledge for publication in 2024)
• Political Transition, Poverty and Inclusive Development in Malawi: The Democratic Dividend (with Blessings Chinsinga, Routledge, 2016) (open access)
• The Legal Empowerment Agenda: Poverty, Labour and the Informal Economy in Africa, London: Routledge (2011)
• Poverty and Elusive Development, Oslo: Scandinavian University Press/Universitetsforlaget (2010) (open access)
• Rights and Legal Empowerment in Eradicating Poverty, London: Ashgate/ Routledge (2008)
• Starvation and India’s Democracy, London: Routledge (2007 & 2009)
• Poverty, Politics and Development: Interdisciplinary Perspectives, Bergen: Fagbokforlaget (2006)

Selected articles:

• “Four governance reforms to strengthen the SDGs: A demanding policy vision can accelerate global sustainable development efforts”, Science 381(6663):1159-1160 (with Frank Bierman et al.) (2023)
• “South–South Cooperation and global development in a multipolar world: China and India in Africa”, Journal of International Development 35(4) (with Emma Mawdsley) (2023)
• “Climate change and health: a 2-week course for medical students to inspire change”, The Lancet Planetary Health 7(1):e12-e14 (with Erlend T. Aasheim et. al.) (2023)
• “Inclusiveness”, chapter 5 in F. Biermann, T. Hickmann, & C. Sénit (eds.), The Political Impact of the Sustainable Development Goals: Transforming Governance Through Global Goals?  Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (with Sénit, C., Okereke, C., Alcázar, L., Lima, M., Biermann, F., . . . M. Siegel, K. (2022)
• “Transplanting China’s Ecological Civilization to the Belt and Road Initiative: What will it take?”, Journal of International Development (with Bjørn Leif Brauteseth) (2022)
• “Multilateralism to the Rescue? Beijing’s Support for Multilateral Institutions during the COVID-19 Crisis”, International Quarterly for Asian Studies, 53: 207–230 (with Benedicte Bull) (2022) (open access)
• “Democracy and Sustainable Development”, Anthropocene Science 1:233–245 (2022) (open access)
• “The 2030 agenda and the push for electrification in Africa: a tale of two countries”, in P. Singh, P. Verma, D. Perrotti and K.K. Srivastava (eds.), Environmental Sustainability and Economy, Amsterdam: Elsevier. (2021)
• “The perils of megaphone diplomacy on Malawi’s ambitious Shire- Zambezi Waterway project”, Africa Review 13(2): 270-289 (with Happy Kayuni and Joseph Chunga) (2021)
• “The Politics of Hunger: Food Policy in Malawi” (with Michael Chasukwa), Food Ethics 3(4) (2019)
• “Business and Morals: Corporate Strategies for Sustainable Development in China” (with Ka Lin), Business and Politics (21(4): 514–539, 2019) (open access)
• “Food Security in a Sustainable Development Era”, Food Ethics 3(4) (2019) (open access)
• “Bypassing Government: Aid Effectiveness and Malawi’s Local Development Fund” (with Michael Chasukwa), Politics and Governance 7(2): 103–116 (2019) (open access)
• “Transforming Research, Teaching and Learning of Public Administration for Improved Governance and Management: The Norhed experience in Malawi”, (with Happy Kayuni, Bonface Dulani and Kaja Elise Gresko) chapter 21 in T. Halvorsen, K. S. Orgeret & R. Krøvel (eds.), Sharing Knowledge, Transforming Societies The Norhed Programme 2013–2020, Cape Town: African Minds (2019) (open access)
• “The Perils of Megaphone Diplomacy: Malawian–Mozambican Relations Following the Shire-Zambezi Waterway Project”, Department of Political and Administrative Studies (PAS) working paper series, Chancellor College, Malawi, September (2019) (pdf)
• “The 2030 Agenda and the SDGs: Integrating Development and Environment in Practice”, The Calcutta Journal of Political Studies (forthcoming 2019)
• “Institutional Bypass and Aid Effectiveness in Africa” (with Michael Chasukwa), WIDER working paper series March 2019, United Nations University, UNU-WIDER (2019).
• “Coordinating Chinese Aid in a Globalized World”, research article, Carnegie-Tsinghua Center for Global Policy (2019) (pdf)
• “Taking Stock of the SDGs”, in Deepak Dwivedi and Pooran Pandey (eds.), Leaving No One Behind: SDGs and South-South Cooperation, New Delhi: NITI AYOG/ Crossbill (2018) (pdf)
• “Chinese engagement in Africa and Latin America: Does it Matter for State Capacity?”, Third World Thematics (with Benedicte Bull, 2018)
• “The Legal Empowerment of the Poor”, in Christopher May, Adam Winchester & Gill Gardner (eds.), The Edward Elgar Handbook on the Rule of Law, Cheltenham, Edgar Elgar (2018)
• “New Business: The Private Sector as a New Global Development Player” (with Jason Miklian), Global Policy Journal (2017)
• “A Climate for Commerce: The Political Agronomy of Conservation Agriculture in Zambia” (with Ola Westengen et.al.), Agriculture and Human Values (2017)
• “The Digital Classroom: Innovation, Dissemination and Democratization of Knowledge”, in Susanne Koch (ed.), Norwegian Agency for Digital Learning in Higher Education (2017)
• “An Exogenous Path of Development: Explaining the Rise of Corporate Social Responsibility in China” (with Ka Lin and Longfei Yi), International Journal of Social Quality (2016)
• “The Hungry Nation: Food Policy and Food Politics in India”, Food Ethics, 1-29  (2016)
• “The Frontiers of Poverty Reduction in Emerging Asia” (with Arve Hansen), Forum for Development Studies (2016), http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08039410.2015.1134646
• “The Impact of Emerging Donors on Development and Poverty Reduction” (with Michael Chasukwa), chap. 9 in D. Banik & B. Chinsinga (eds.), Political Transition and Inclusive Development in Malawi: The Democratic Dividend, New York: Routledge (2016)
• “The State of Food Security: From Availability, Access and Rights to Food Systems Approaches” (with Ola T. Westengen), Forum for Development Studies (2016).
• “Difference or Indifference: China’s Development Assistance Unpacked” (with Li Xiaoyun, Tang Lixia and Wu Jin, IDS Bulletin, 45(4): 22-35. (2014)
• “Access to Justice and Social Unrest in China’s Countryside: Disputes on Land Acquisition and Compensation” (with Zhou Chao), Hague Journal on the Rule of Law, 6(2): 254-275. (2014)
• “Fieldwork amidst Poverty and Deprivation: Ethical Dilemmas and Policy Impact”, Indian Anthropologist 44: 53-68. (2014)
• “Walking the Talk: Rights, Justice and the Fight Against Poverty” in Patrick Keyzer, Vesselin Popovski and Charles Sampford (ed.), Access to International Justice, London: Routledge (2014).
• “The Global Citizen and the Immorality of Poverty” in Aksel Braanen Sterri (ed.), Global Citizen: Challenges and Responsibilities in an Interconnected World, Rotterdam: Sense Publishers (2014).
• “The Pursuit of Inclusive Development in China: From Developmental to Rights-Based Social Protection” (with Li Xiaoyun), Indian Journal of Human Development, 7(1): 205-221. (2013)
• “China and Poverty Reduction in Africa”, in Guanghua Yu (ed.), Rethinking Law and Development: The Chinese Experience, London: Routledge (2013).
• “Growth and Hunger in India”, in Francis Fukuyama, Larry Diamond and Marc F. Plattner (eds.), Poverty, Inequality and Democracy, Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. (2012)
• “Human Rights for Human Development: The Rhetoric and the Reality”, Nordic Journal of Human Rights, 30(1) (2012).
• “Growth and Hunger in India”, Journal of Democracy, 22 (3): 90-104. (2011)
• “Governing an Asian Giant: Judicial Activism on Hunger in India”, Journal of Asian Public Policy, 3(3), 2010
• “Support for Human Rights-Based Development: Reflections on the Malawian Experience”, The International Journal of Human Rights, 14(1), 2010.
• “Governing the Asian Giants: Development Policy in China and India” (with B. A. Andreassen), Journal of Asian Public Policy, 3(3), 2010.
• “Human Rights and Extreme Poverty: African Perspectives” (with B. A. Andreassen), The International Journal of Human Rights, 14(1), 2010.
• “Legal Empowerment as a Conceptual and Operational Tool in Fighting Poverty”, Hague Journal on the Rule of Law, 1 (1): 117-131, 2009.

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1. PhD in Political Science, 2016- University of the Western Cape, South Africa.
2. Master of Public Administration Distinction, 2005 – University of Stellenbosch.
3. Bachelor of Public Administration (Honours) Distinction – University of Stellenbosch, 2005
4. Bachelor of Arts (Public Administration) Credit – University of Malawi, 1997
5. University Certificate in Field Survey Research- Ruhr Universitat Bochum, 2011

1. Kayuni. H. 2023. “Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on Development Policy and Politics in Malawi” in Chavula, H; Ngalawa, H; Munthali, T and Dulani, B (Eds) The Oxford Handbook of the Malawi Economy. Oxford: Oxford University Press (forthcoming)
2. Kayuni. H. 2023. “The Politics and Anthropology of Combating Corruption in Africa” in Kuwali, D (Ed) Corruption Proofing: A Whole of Society Approach for Africa, Routledge/ Taylor and Francis (forthcoming)
3. Chirwa, G; Manja, L; Chasukwa,M; Gunde, A; Dulani,B; Kayuni,H & Chinsinga, B .2023. “Assessing the Relationship Between Digital Divide and Citizens’ Political Participation in Africa”, Development Southern Africa, DOI: 10.1080/0376835X.2023.2224363. Taylor and Francis Publishers
4. Hussein, M and Kayuni, H. 2023. “Fighting unethical behavior in Africa’s Public Service: Dilemmas, Controversies and Opportunities Facing Malawi’s Anti-Corruption Bureau” in Molokwane, T, Mudau, T and Hussein, M. (Eds) The Context of Public Administration in Southern Africa: Contemporary Issues and Future Perspectives. Batalea Publishers. Pp 104-114.
5. Chasukwa, M, Dulani, B, Kayuni, H and Chiweza, A. 2023. “Identity Entrepreneurs and Cultural Framers in Contemporary Ethnic Identity Mobilization in Malawi” Africa Review. Pp 1-22. BRILL Publishers.
6. Nkhono-Mvula, T; Kayuni, H and Mulwafu, W. 2023. “Historical Origins of the State’s Exploitative System of Peasant Farmers in Malawi from 1946 to 2000” Bandung: Journal of the Global South, Vol.10. Pp 239–261. BRILL Publishers
7. Sikwese, L, Tambulasi, R and Kayuni, H. 2023. “Reforming the Public Sector in Malawi: A Gateway to Improved Service Delivery”. Malawi Journal of Social Science Vol 22: Pp 51 – 67
8. Nkhono-Mvula, T; Kayuni, H and Mulwafu, W. 2023.”Post-Colonial Agriculture Policy and Agrarian Change in Malawi”. Africa Review. Pp 1-24.BRILL Publishers.
9. Chasukwa, M, Kayuni, H and Msiska, Y. 2022. “Malawi’s Post-Independence Foreign Policy and Its Influence on Development Options: A Historical Institutionalism Analysis” Afrika Focus, 35 (2022) pp 293–317 BRILL Publishers
10. Chunga, J and Kayuni, H. 2022. “Two Decades of Governance in Malawi: Examining Citizen Trust in Malawi from 1999-2019” in Kenneth R. Ross, Asiyati L. Chiweza, & Wapulumuka O. Mulwafu (eds.) titled Beyond Impunity: New Directions for Governance in Malawi. Cape Town: UCT Press
11. Mhlanzi, A and Kayuni, H. 2022. “Interrogating Efficacy of Fiscal Decentralization: Role of Bus Depot Fees in Provision of Basic Local Services in Malawi”. BK Sebake, T Molokwane, M Hussein, A Nduhura  (Eds) Public Management and Administration in Africa: Quest for resilience in uncertain times. Limpopo: Batalea. Pp 151-166

• Doctor of Philosophy, University of Leeds, United Kingdom, (Political Science / Politics of Development – specializing in Political Economy and Development Cooperation)

Thesis title: ‘Political Economy of Pooled Development Aid Modalities in Malawi: the Case of Local Development Fund.’ 2018

• Master of Arts in Political Science, University of Malawi, Malawi, 2010
• Bachelor of Arts in Public Administration, University of Malawi, Malawi, 2005

Chasukwa, M., Kayuni, H., Dulani, B., and Chiweza, A., (2023) Identity Entrepreneurs and Cultural Framers in Contemporary Ethnic Identity Mobilisation in Malawi, The African Review, Brill

Chirwa, G.C., Manja, L.P., Chasukwa, M., Gunde, A., Dulani, B., Kayuni, H., and Chinsinga, B., (2023) Assessing the Relationship between Digital Divide and Citizen’s Political Participation in Africa, Development Southern Africa, Routledge Taylor and Francis Publishers

Chasukwa, M., and Banik, D., (2023) “Development Aid Complementarity or Competition? The West and China in Malawi,” in Chavula, H.K., Ngalawa, H., Munthali, T.C., and Dulani, B., (Eds) The Oxford Handbook of the Malawi Economy, Oxford: Oxford University Press (forthcoming)

Chasukwa, M., Dulani, B., and Zuka, S.P., (2023) “Development Aid and Institutional Design: Interests and Power Games in Malawi’s Local Development Fund,” in Chavula, H.K., Ngalawa, H., Munthali, T.C., and Dulani, B., (Eds) The Oxford Handbook of the Malawi Economy, Oxford: Oxford University Press (forthcoming)

Fisher, S., and Chasukwa, M., (2023) “The Political Economy of Global Health: The Case of Development Aid and Parallel Paths in Malawi’s Health System,” in Chavula, H.K., Ngalawa, H., Munthali, T.C., and Dulani, B., (Eds) The Oxford Handbook of the Malawi Economy, Oxford: Oxford University Press (forthcoming)

Chasukwa, M., Kayuni, H., and Msiska,Y., (2022) Malawi’s Post-Independence Foreign Policy and its Influence on Development Options: A Historical Institutionalism Analysis, Afrika Focus, 35(2), pp.293-317, Brill

Chasukwa, M., Choko, A.T., Muthema, F., Nkhalamba, M.M., Saikolo, J., Tlhajoane, M., Reniers, G., Dulani, B., and Helleringer, S., (2022) Collecting Mortality Data via Mobile Phone Surveys: A Non-Inferiority Randomized Trial in Malawi, PLOS Global Public Health, 2(8), pp.1-20

Mdee, A., Dedaa, A.O., Chasukwa, M., and Manda, S., (2021) Neither Sustainable nor Inclusive: A Political Economy of Agricultural Policy and Livelihoods in Malawi, Tanzania and Zambia, Journal of Peasant Studies, 48(6), pp.1060-1083, Routledge Taylor and Francis Publishers.

Kapanga, M., Kayuni, H., and Chasukwa, M., (2021) The State, Traditional Leadership and the Politics of Land Reforms in Malawi, The African Review, 48, 451-475, Brill

Chasukwa, M., and Tambulasi, R., (2021) Innovations and Technologies in Malawi in the context of Sustainable Development Goals, Journal of African Public Administration and Management, XXVIII (1), pp.120-132, African Association for Public Administration and Management