Hilary Matfess

Hilary Matfess is a PhD student at Yale University. She has conducted fieldwork in Ethiopia, Nigeria, Tanzania, Rwanda, and Uganda, and is the author of "Women and the War on Boko Haram."

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Foreign Policy Essay

Counterproductive Counterinsurgency: Is Mozambique Creating the Next Boko Haram?

Hilary Matfess, Alexander Noyes Sun, Sep 1, 2019, 10:00 AM

A hardline approach will fuel rather than defuse a burgeoning Islamist insurgency.

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Foreign Policy Essay

Can Abiy Keep Reforming?

Hilary Matfess Sun, Jul 14, 2019, 10:00 AM

The Ethiopian government’s response to a series of assassinations suggests a possible return to authoritarian policies.

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Foreign Policy Essay

Fixing Ethiopia Requires More Than a New Prime Minister

Hilary Matfess Sun, Apr 22, 2018, 10:00 AM

The new prime minister is the country’s first from the majority ethnic group, but Ethiopia’s real problems are embedded in its legislative structure.

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