Political and media analysis on the Tigray conflict in Ethiopia

The African Leadership Centre (ALC) is delighted to announce our next (online) research seminar on Tuesday 19 April 2022 at 11:30 – 13:00 PM BST/ 13:30-15:00 PM EAT.

The session will host a seminar presentation titled: Political and Media Analysis on the Tigray Conflict in Ethiopia.

This study reviews patterns of domestic and international media reporting and the role of disinformation, misinformation, and media bias in the Tigray conflict, which has been raging since November 2020.

To analyse the role of the media in the conflict, this study reviewed local and international media, conducted interviews with local and international journalists and analysts, and consulted secondary literature. Patterns of reporting by international and local media exhibited fairly significant levels of divergence in the issues that were selected for reporting and how they were reported during these four phases of the conflict.

About the speakers

Dr Moses Tofa, Senior Researcher at the ALC, and ALC Alumnus

Alagaw Ababu Kifle, Research Associate at the ALC, and ALC Alumnus

Hubert Kinkoh, Research Associate and Fellowships Coordinator at the ALC

Discussant

Dalaya Ashenafi, Director at the Business for Peace Project, and Fellow with the Asia Global Institute of the University of Hong Kong, and ALC Alumna

Chair

Dr Albert Mbiatem, Lecturer, International Consultant, and ALC Alumnus