Meron Elias

Meron Elias is an experienced analyst specializing in East and Southern Africa, currently holding positions as an analyst and Horn of Africa researcher at the International Crisis Group since August 2019. Prior to this role, Meron Elias served as Lead Researcher at Global Integrity in 2019 and worked as a country reviewer. Meron Elias also gained research experience as a Horn of Africa Research Assistant at the International Crisis Group in 2018 and interned with the permanent delegation of Ethiopia at UNESCO earlier that same year. Academic credentials include a Master of Arts in International Security from Sciences Po (2019), a Bachelor's degree in Politics and International Relations from the University of York (2017), and a Bachelor's degree in Political Science and Government from Sciences Po (2017), complemented by a French Baccalaureate from Lycée franco-éthiopien Guebre-Mariam (2014).