Registration

8:00 AM - 8:30 AM

China and Post-Millennium African Economic Development Strategy as a Non-Zero-Sum-Game

Paulos Milkias, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Embracing the Ambiguity of Economic Development and its Implications for Good Governance

Teshome Abebe, Eastern Illinois University

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

The Relevance of the Philosophy of Ethiopianism to Present Day Ethiopia

Mammo Muchie, Tshewane University of Technology

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Corruption and Development: Alternatives to Combat Corruption

Adane Tekilay, Makelle University

Hall I

10:20 AM - 11:25 AM

Good Governance Challenges and Strategies: Major Cities of Ormia in Focus

Bekele Shiberu, Arsi University
Tolla Berisso, Adama Science and Technology University

Hall I

10:20 AM - 11:25 AM

Islamic Law Measures for Good Governance and Justice: Lessons for Nigeria Against Dictatorship

Abdullahi Saliu Ishola, International Islamic University - Malaysia
Issa Olawale Solahudeen, Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin - Nigeria

Hall I

10:20 AM - 11:25 AM

New Insight to Install and Strength Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in Ethiopia: A Context Perspective to Developmental State

Tesfaye Fentaw, Bule Hora University

Hall I

10:20 AM - 11:25 AM

Understanding E-Government: Complexities, Opportunities & Challenges

Amare Desta, London South Bank University

Hall I

10:20 AM - 11:25 AM

2. Session: Gender and Development

Dilu Shaleka, Addis Ababa University

Hall II

10:20 AM - 11:25 AM

Assessment of the Roles and Constraints of Women in the Economic Development of Ethiopia: The Case of AmboTown since 1991

Gashaw Ayferam, Ambo University

Hall II

10:20 AM - 11:25 AM

Factors Affecting the Access of Women to Poultry Extension Services in North Western Tigray, Ethiopia

Alem Tadesse Atsbeha, Aksum University

Hall II

10:20 AM - 11:25 AM

Good Governance and Sustainable Development in Ethiopia: A Research Framework

Berhanu Beyenem, Ethiopian Civil Service University
Asseghedech Woldelul, Admas Univeristy, Addis Ababa

Hall II

10:20 AM - 11:25 AM

The Effect of Women’s Employment on Marriage Formation: The Case of Rural Women in Sebeta Hawas District, Central Ethiopia

Aynalem Megersa, Addis Ababa University
Workneh Negatu, Addis Ababa University
Eshetu Gurmu, Addis Ababa University

Hall II

10:20 AM - 11:25 AM

Opportunities and Challenges for Community Based Ecotourism Development: The Case of Alatish National Park; Northwest Ethiopia

Kassegn Berhanu, Madda Walabu University
Melese Kash, Madda Walabu University

Hall I

11:25 AM - 12:30 PM

The Impact of Transportation Infrastructure on Tourism Management in Ethiopia: Lake Tana Region in Focus

Tamrat Binayew Getahun, Adama Science and Technology University
Bisrat Ayele, Adama Science and Technology University

Hall I

11:25 AM - 12:30 PM

Tourism Potentials and Community-Based Ecotourism (CBET) Development: The Case of Choke Mountain and its Environs, Ethiopia

Aynalem Aseres, Madda Walabu University

Hall I

11:25 AM - 12:30 PM

Tourism Resources of Bale Zone, Southeast Ethiopia: Conceptualization, Assessment and Inventory

Sintayehu Aynalem Aseres, Madda Walabu University

Hall I

11:25 AM - 12:30 PM

2. Session: Federalism and Regional Integration I

Worku Aberra, Dawson College

Hall II

11:25 AM - 12:30 PM

Challenges and Opportunities of Community Based Ecotourism Development in Ethiopia

Sewnet Tesfaye Lema, Madda Walabu University

Hall II

11:25 AM - 12:30 PM

Ethnic Federalism: A Means for Managing or A Triggering Factor for Ethnic Conflicts in Ethiopia?

Muhabie Mekonnen Mengistu, Pan African University

Hall II

11:25 AM - 12:30 PM

Multiplicity of African Regional Economic Communities and Overlapping Memberships: A Challenge for African Integration

Muhabie Mekonnen Mengistu, Pan African University

Hall II

11:25 AM - 12:30 PM

Regional Integration to Build Peace: Roles, Challenges and Prospects of the Eastern Africa Standby Force

Endalcachew A. Bayeh, Ambo University

Hall II

11:25 AM - 12:30 PM

Theorizing a Pan-African Development Framework for Africa and Afro-Caribbean Integration: Challenges and Opportunities

Oral Taylor, University of West Indies

Hall II

11:25 AM - 12:30 PM

Analysis of the Local Government Sustainability Implementation Strategy in Nigeria and South Africa

Robert Dibie, Indiana Univeristy-Kokomo

Hall I

1:30 PM - 2:35 PM

Asymmetric Benefits: The de facto Economic Union between Eritrea and Ethiopia 1991-1998

Worku Aberra, Dawson College

Hall I

1:30 PM - 2:35 PM

Ethiopians’ Self-Identification and Pan-African Consciousness in the Diaspora: The Case of Washington D.C.

Goshu W. Tefera, Syracuse University

Hall I

1:30 PM - 2:35 PM

Intergovernmental Authority on Development and East African Community: Viability of Merger

Andualem Zewdie Belaineh, Arsi Univeristy

Hall I

1:30 PM - 2:35 PM

3. Session: Agriculture and Development

Alemayehu Seyoum, International Food Policy Research Institute

Hall II

1:30 PM - 2:35 PM

Adaptability and Performance Evaluation of Pure Boer Goats at Adami Tulu Agricultural Research Center

Girma Debele, Adami Tulu Agricultural Research Center
Mieso Guru, Adami Tulu Agricultural Research Center
Tesfaye Alem, Adami Tulu Agricultural Research Center

Hall II

1:30 PM - 2:35 PM

Agricultural Extension in Ethiopia: Then and Now

Elsje Fourie, University of Maastricht

Hall II

1:30 PM - 2:35 PM

Farmers’ Preference and Adoption of Drought Tolerant Maize Varieties: The Case of Drought Prone Areas, Ethiopia

Bedilu Demissie Zeleke, Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research
Mekonnen Sime, Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research
Bedru Beshir, Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research
Endeshaw Habte, Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research

Hall II

1:30 PM - 2:35 PM

Feasibilities of Beekeeping in Hillside Rehabilitation Areas for Rural Entrepreneurships and Climate Change Adaptation in Tigray Region, Ethiopia

Teweldemedhn Gebretinsae Hailu, Aksum University
Berhanu Gebremedhin, International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)

Hall II

1:30 PM - 2:35 PM

Building Infrastructure for Hydrological/Water Crisis Management in Nigeria in the 21st Century: Imperatives for Policy Reforms

Akongbowa Bramwell Amadasun, Federal University Wukari, Taraba State
Ekhosuehi Oghator, Univeristy of Benin

Hall I

2:35 PM - 3:40 PM

New Development in the Ethio-Egypt Relations over the Hydro-Politics of Nile: Questioning its True Prospects

Endalcachew A. Bayeh, Ambo Univeristy

Hall I

2:35 PM - 3:40 PM

Water Poverty and its Impact on Income Poverty and Health Status in Sudan: The Case of Gezira State (1993-2013)

Mutasim A. Abdelmawla, University of Gezira, Department of Economics

Hall I

2:35 PM - 3:40 PM

Water Poverty and its Impact on Income Poverty and Health Status in Sudan: The Case of Gezira State (1993-2013)

Mutasim A. Abdelmawla, Gezira University

Hall I

2:35 PM - 3:40 PM

4. Session: Youth and Development

Tadele Ferede, Addis Ababa University

Hall II

2:35 PM - 3:40 PM

Taming the Youth Bulge in Ethiopia

Terefe Degefa, Addis Ababa University

Hall II

2:35 PM - 3:40 PM

The Power of Student Activism, Protest, Social Media, Hashtag: The Youth Are Talking

Adetola Elizabeth Oyewo, University of Kwazulu-Nata
Samuel Umoh, University of Natal

Hall II

2:35 PM - 3:40 PM

The Role of Small Socioeconomic Institutions in Creating Livelihood Options for Youth while Adapting to Climate Change: Lessons from an Environmental Entrepreneurship Project, Tigray, Ethiopia

Muluberhan Biedemariam Tassew, Aksum University Shire Campus
Zemen Haddis Gebeyehu, Economic Growth and Transformation Office, USAID/Ethiopia

Hall II

2:35 PM - 3:40 PM

Adequacy of Summer -in-Service Program for Enhancing Professional Competence of Teachers: Implication for Quality of Education

Kassegn Berhanu, Madda Walabu University
Melese Kashu, Madda Walabu University

Hall I

4:00 PM - 5:05 PM

Education Systems that Forgot the Unforgettable Values: The Case of Ethiopian Education System from 1941 to 1991

Tamrat Binayew Getahun, Ambo University

Hall I

4:00 PM - 5:05 PM

Factors Affecting Proper Utilization of Budget in Ethiopian Public Universities

Semeneh Bessie Desta, Madda Walabu University

Hall I

4:00 PM - 5:05 PM

The Politics of Higher Education Development in Ethiopia: A Critical Review

Bantayehu Shiferaw Chanie, Arsi University

Hall I

4:00 PM - 5:05 PM

5. Session: Economic Development, Finance and Trade

Daniel Teferra, Univeristy of Wisconsin- White Water

Hall II

4:00 PM - 5:05 PM

China and India’s Role in African Development

K. Mathews, Addis Ababa University

Hall II

4:00 PM - 5:05 PM

Corporate Governance and Ethical Values: The Case of Ethiopian Financial Institutions

Abrar Fitwi, Saint Mary’s College

Hall II

4:00 PM - 5:05 PM

Export Barriers and Competitiveness of Developing Economies: The Case of the Ethiopian Leather Footwear Industry

Gebreyohannes Gebreslassie Gebrewahid, Mekelle University

Hall II

4:00 PM - 5:05 PM

The Historical Origin of African Economic Crisis and its Legacy: African External Trade and Finance, from Colonialism to China

Alemayehu Geda, Addis Ababa University

Hall II

4:00 PM - 5:05 PM

Is Democracy Necessary for Good Governance

John Ishiyama, University of North Texas

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM

Pathways Less Explored: Aspirations and Economic Transformation

Alemayehu Seyoum, Addis Ababa University

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM

Contraceptive Use Among Nigerian Undergraduates: Evidence from Students of a Federal University

Olusegun Fariudeen Liadi, Fountain University

Hall I

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

Public Health Governance in African Border Regions and Sustainable Development: A Study of Ebola Control in Gueckedou District of Guinea, 2014-15

Olukayode A. Faleye, Joseph Ayo Babalola University - Nigeria

Hall I

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

Scholarly Effort in the Drive to Solving EVD Pandemic in West Africa: What Role for Africans?

Amos O. Aduroja, Western Michigan University

Hall I

9:30 AM - 10:35 AM

The World Bank’s Approach to Market Policy in Health Care in Africa

Natewinde Sawadogo, University of Ouaga 2
Robert Dingwall, Nottingham Trent University
Akalework Mengesha, Woliatta Sodo University

Hall I

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

6.Session: Peace and Conflict Studies

Habtamu Wondimu, Addis Ababa University

Hall II

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

Community Radio and Peace between Rival Ethnic Groups: Considering New Indices of Human Development in Sub-Saharan Africa

Ali Noor Mohamed, Arab Emirates University

Hall II

9:30 AM - 10:35 AM

Ethiopia between Election Events: The Possibility of U-Turn in to Authoritarianism

Yemane Negish, Addis Ababa University
Constantinos Berhe, Addis Ababa University

Hall II

9:30 AM - 10:35 AM

Mediating for Peace and Political Space in the Ethiopian Political-Economy System: A Conceptual Framework

Berhanu Mengistu, Old Dominion University

Hall II

9:30 AM - 10:35 AM

The Politics of Secession and Regional Instability in the Horn of Africa: Examining the Case of South Sudan

Bantayehu Shiferaw Chanie, Arsi University

Hall II

9:30 AM - 10:35 AM

Communities at Margins: Spaces of Large Scale Development Projects Intervention in Contemporary Ethiopia

Desalegn Amsalu, Addis Ababa Univeristy

Hall I

10:55 AM - 12:00 PM

Determinants of Changes in Cropping Patterns and Land-Use in Ethiopia: Evidence from Seven Rounds (1994-2009) of Survey Data

Adugna Lemi, University of Massachusetts
Michael Denney, University of Massachusetts

Hall I

10:55 AM - 12:00 PM

Land Tenancy and Poverty in Ethiopia

Daniel Teferra, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater

Hall I

10:55 AM - 12:00 PM

Large-Scale Land Acquisition: A Threat to Human Insecurity-Led Land/Ethnic Conflict or a Solution for Economic Development? The Case of Gambella, Ethiopia

Daniel Tessema Firrisa, Adama Science and Technology University

Hall I

10:55 AM - 12:00 PM

Role of Collective Action and Property Rights on Lowland Bamboo (Oxytenanthera Abyssinica) Deforestation in Benishangul-Gumuz Region, Ethiopia

Semeneh Bessie Desta

Hall I

10:55 AM - 12:00 PM

7. Session: Livelihood and Food Security Governance

Workneh Negatu, Addis Ababa University

Hall II

10:55 AM - 12:00 PM

A Review of Governance for Food and Nutrition Security in Ethiopia

Esubalew Abate Alemu, Addis Ababa University

Hall II

10:55 AM - 12:00 PM

Pathways of Livelihood Transformation Among Borana of Southern Ethiopia

Degefa Tolossa, Addis Ababa University

Hall II

10:55 AM - 12:00 PM

The Impact of Governance on Food Security: Evidence from Sub-Saharan African Countries using Panel Data Approach

Kokeb G. Giorgis, Addis Ababa University

Hall II

10:55 AM - 12:00 PM

Effects of Downsizing Strategies on Survivors’ Organizational Commitment: The Case of Ethio Telecom

Mesfin Lemma, International Leadership Institute

Hall I

12:00 PM - 1:05 PM

Effects of Training and Development on Individual Job Performance and Organizational Effectiveness: The Case of Addis Ababa Water and Sewerage Authority

Mesfin Lemma, International Leadership Institute
Hagos Birhane, Mekelle Univeristy

Hall I

12:00 PM - 1:05 PM

Political and Governance Dimensions of Business Informality in Tanzania

Joram Ombeni Mitumba, Univerity of Dodoma, Tanzania

Hall I

12:00 PM - 1:05 PM

Practices and Challenges of Implementing Balanced Scorecard in State Owned Banks of Ethiopia

Mesfin Lemma, International Leadership Institute
Amsalu Mamo, Construction and Business Bank

Hall I

12:00 PM - 1:05 PM

8. Session: Entrepreneurship and Development II

Atsede Assefa, Addis Ababa Science and Technology Univeristy
Elizabeth Ayalew, Addis Ababa University

Hall II

12:00 PM - 1:05 PM

A Framework towards Technology Creation in Africa, Focusing on Ghana

Donani Martin, Ho Polytechnic
Kugblenu Hannatu Abue, Ho Polytechnic
Fuseini Azindow Bawa, Ho Polytechnic

Hall II

12:00 PM - 1:05 PM

An Assessment of Balanced Scorecard (BSC) Application in Ethiopia: Oromo Regional Government Revenue Bureau in Focus

Tolla Berisso, Arsi University
Daniel Beyera, Adama Science and Technology University

Hall II

12:00 PM - 1:05 PM

Social Enterprise Entrepreneurs and National Biogas Programs/Partnerships as Dissemination agents in Ethiopia

Jamila Gilliam, University of Massachusetts Boston

Hall II

12:00 PM - 1:05 PM

Africa in Global Climate Change Governance: Analyzing its Position and Challenges

Anwar Hassen Tsega

Hall I

2:05 PM - 3:10 PM

Concretize the “Functioning and Capabilities” Paradigm for Sustaining Development in Africa

Amar Amine, University Mohamed V

Hall I

2:05 PM - 3:10 PM

Gendered Dimensions of Natural Resource Control within the Community Share Ownership Trusts in Zimbabwe

Manase Chiweshe, Chinhoyi University of Technology

Hall I

2:05 PM - 3:10 PM

9. Session: Urbanization and Sustainable Cities and Towns

Degefa Tolossa, Addis Ababa University

Hall II

2:05 PM - 3:10 PM

Applying the Sustainable Development Goals Framework to Sustainable Improvement of Slums in Addis Ababa

Zafu A. Teferi, Curtin University

Hall II

2:05 PM - 3:10 PM

The Implementation of Urban Agriculture in the City of Tshwane: A Case of Region 1

Toona Mampuele Linah, Tshwane University of Technology

Hall II

2:05 PM - 3:10 PM

Challenges and Opportunities for Effective Public-Private Partnerships in Ethiopia

Mulu Solomon, Right Vision International

3:10 PM - 4:40 PM

Challenges and Opportunities for Good Governance and Leadership for Sustainable Development of Global Health Initiatives for African Countries

Ingida Asfaw, Wayne State University

3:10 PM - 4:40 PM