Monthly Archive:: January 2020

የጠቅላይ ሚኒስትር አብይ አህመድ መልዕክት ለኢትዮጵያ ወጣቶች፡ “በብልጽግና ፓርቲ ከድህነት ነጻ እንወጣለን!”

የፀሐፊው ማስታወሻ: ይህ ጽሁፍ በእንግሊዘኛ ጃኑዋሪ 6 2020 ወጥቶ ነበር:: እዚህ ይጫኑ: PM Abiy Ahmed’s Message to Ethiopia’s Youth: Up From Poverty With Prosperity Party! በፕሮፌሰር አለማየሁ ገብረ ማርያም ትርጉም ከኢንግሊዘኛ ነፃነት ለሀገሬ ከጥቂት ቀናት በፊት ጠቅላይ ሚኒስትር አብይ አህመድ የብልጽግና ፓርቲን ለማስተዋወቅ በአዲስ አበባ ሚሊኒየም የስብሰባ አዳራሽ ለተሰበሰቡት ወጣቶች ያሰሙትን ንግግር ባዳመጥኩ ጊዜ በአእምሮየ

Democracy, the End Game in Ethiopia: From EleKtions to Free and Fair Elections in 2020 (Part II)

… My view is that rule of law is a quintessential principle of good democratic governance. It is a vital part of statecraft (the art of leading a country). It is a fundamental element in nation-building, state-building, peace-building, democracy-building, justice-building and truth and reconciliation. I do not equate the rule of law with democracy, but

The End of EleKtions and Dictatorship and the Beginning of Free and Fair Elections and Democracy in Ethiopia (Part I)

Author’s Note: As the 2020 Ethiopian general election looms, I am filled with hope and expectation that Ethiopia for the first time in its millennia-long history will have a free and fair election and transition to democracy. Ethiopia today is at a crossroads. On May 22, 2015, in anticipation of general elections that month, I

PM Abiy Ahmed’s Message to Ethiopia’s Youth: Up From Poverty With Prosperity Party!

When I listened to Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed introducing his Prosperity Party to a gathering of youth at Millennium Hall in Adds Ababa a few days ago, I had two reactions. The first was pure elation. In my lifetime, I have never heard an Ethiopian leader teaching the youth to put peace above politics, humanity

Making History With the Ethiopian Diaspora Trust Fund: 22 Projects Shortlisted for Funding!

WISHING ALL IN THE EDTF FAMILY, FRIENDS OF EDTF AND ALL OTHERS A HAPPY NEW YEAR! The Ethiopian Diaspora Trust Fund (EDTF) Board of Directors (BoD) and Advisory Council (AC) are proud to announce the selection of 22 projects for funding pending capacity and budgetary reviews. EDTF was launched in August 2018 when H.E. Prime