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Mitslal Kifleyesus-Matschie
Born1968
Ethiopia
EducationPh.D.
Alma materUniversity of Erfurt
Occupation
  • Political scientist
Spouse
(m. 1997; div. 2010)
[1]
Children2

Mitslal Kifleyesus-Matschie (born in 1968) is a German political scientist.[2] She currently serves as the CEO of the Ethiopian and German social company Ecological Products of Ethiopia (ECOPIA).[3]

Life and career[edit]

Mitslal was born in Ethiopia in 1968. After moving to Germany, she received her Ph.D. in International Relations degree in 2006 from the University of Erfurt, Germany. She began her career with Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons in Belgium.[4] She served as a researcher at Harvard Sussex Program untill 1997 working on Chemical and Biological Weapons Armament and Arms Limitation program.[5][6]

In 2006, She founded Ecological Products of Ethiopia (ECOPIA), a social for-profit company in Ethiopia. It creates value chains for organic foods, herbal medicines, and natural cosmetics distributed in Ethiopia, East Africa, and Western Europe.[3][7][8]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Mediengruppe, FUNKE (2011-01-26). "Getrennte Wege: Christoph Matschie und Mitslal Kifleyesus". www.otz.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-06-13.
  2. ^ "PORTRÄT MITSLAL KIFLEYESUS-MATSCHIE POLITOLOGIN:: "Ich war stolz auf ihn"". Der Tagesspiegel Online (in German). ISSN 1865-2263. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
  3. ^ a b "african food changemakers entrepreneurs - Mitslal Kifleyesus-matschie - Ecopia". African Food Changemakers. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
  4. ^ "On Sustainable Development in Rural Ethiopia: Interview with Mitslal Kifleyesus-Matschie". Harvard International Review. 2019-12-30. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
  5. ^ "HSP - Harvard Sussex Program". hsp.sussex.ac.uk. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
  6. ^ Pugwash (2005-12-05). "Geneva Workshop of the Pugwash Study Group on the Implementation of the Chemical and Biological Weapons Conventions". Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
  7. ^ "Creating opportunities for two million Ethiopian farmers – eLearning Africa News". 2015-01-19. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
  8. ^ GmbH, AV-Studio. "Mitslal Kifleyesus-Matschie & Klaus Pillen: The digital farmer - Einblicke in die digitale Toolbox der Landwirtschaft". halle365 I Tipps, Termine für Halle (in German). Retrieved 2024-06-13.