August – November 2024 Megatrends Afrika Research Fellow, German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP), Berlin, Germany
March 2021 – July 2022 PhD Fellowship by the AMAS for the Intra-Africa Academic Mobility Scheme Project at Moi University, Eldoret, Kenya
October 2018 – Present PhD Candidate at the Institute for Peace and Security Studies (IPSS), Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
November 2017 – Present Assistant Professor of Peace and Security Studies, College of Law and Governance, Mekelle University, Ethiopia
Since 2018, Ethiopia has become a key partner for the United Arab Emirates in the Horn of Africa. But as bilateral trade, investment, and security ties grow, Ethiopia’s tensions with Somalia, Djibouti, Eritrea, and Egypt rise, reshaping the region's geopolitics and fostering new alliances.
doi:10.18449/2025MTA-PB35v02