MEMORANDUM TO HISTORY AND POSTERITY: Why I Am Setting the Record Straight I have written this rather lengthy commentary because I believe I have a moral obligation to stand up…
At the closing ceremony of Ethiopia’s National Dialogue Conference on August 22, 2026, former Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta delivered a message that resonated profoundly with the spirit of my “Make…
Day 26 – Saturday, August 22, 2026 When Britain celebrated the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta in 2015, I wrote a commentary entitled “A Magna Carta for Ethiopia?” That…
Tonight, August 21, 2026, at 9:00 PM, at the Addis Ababa International Convention Center, Ethiopia reached a remarkable milestone: the National Ethiopian Dialogue concluded with 99.75% consensus across all eight…
𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟐 — 𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟏𝟑, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 Much like a classic marathon, the Ethiopian National Dialogue has been a grueling test of courage, endurance, patience, perseverance, fortitude, tenacity, and grit….
𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟏– 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟏𝟐, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 The Ethiopian National Dialogue Conference is fast approaching a successful conclusion following over a month of intensive and transformative deliberations. It brought together 4,000 representatives…
August 11, 2026 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐆𝐄𝐑𝐃 𝐭𝐨 𝐆𝐄𝐑𝐃 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 The transformation of a historic vision and fondest national dream into tangible reality is rarely felt as vividly as when standing…
𝐄𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐚’𝐬 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐮𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟗 – 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟖, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 The Ethiopian National Dialogue has entered its final stretch—not the end of Ethiopia’s journey, but the…
𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟖— 𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟓, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 The Ethiopian National Dialogue Conference is approaching its decisive final phase. Launched on July 15, 2026, the Conference brought together approximately 4,000 delegates drawn…
Author’s Note: In this commentary, I argue that Ethiopia did not enter BRICS merely to ask what BRICS could do for Ethiopia. Ethiopia entered BRICS to show the world what…