Campus Gotha, Centre for Transcultural Studies, Gotha Research Centre

Geopolitics and Border Disputes in Northern Ethiopia and Southern Eriteria

Date
11. Jun 2026, 5.15 pm
Location
CG3 – Gotha Research Centre, lecture room (Schloßberg 2, Gotha)
Series
Intellectual History: Research colloquium on the early modern history of knowledge and culture
Organizer
Gotha Research Centre (FZG)
Speaker(s)
Dr Gebreyesus Teklu Bahta (Herzog-Ernst Fellow)
Event type
Lecture
Event Language(s)
English
Audience
Public

The event is organised in cooperation with the Centre for Transcultural Studies. Please note the different starting time: The lecture begins at 5:15 pm. The language of the event is English.

In his talk "Geopolitics and Border Disputes in Northern Ethiopia and Southern Eritrea", Dr Gebreyesus Teklu Bahta will shed light on the historical background, political dynamics and current developments of the border conflicts between Ethiopia and Eritrea as well as their significance for the geopolitical situation in the Horn of Africa.

Dr Gebreyesus Teklu Bahta is currently a Herzog-Ernst Fellow in Gotha and a postdoctoral researcher at the Institute for Dispute Resolution in Africa (IDRA) at the University of South Africa in Pretoria. His research focuses in particular on conflict and peace research, issues of dispute resolution and political and social developments in Africa.

All events are open to the public; if you wish, please email us for the access link so that you can participate in hybrid sessions.
The event series is headed by Professor Dr Hiram Kümper.

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