๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐โ ๐๐ก๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฒ, ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐, ๐๐๐๐
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 from nearly every part of Ethiopia, with the exception of a few security-challenged areas in the north. For three weeks, Ethiopians from diverse political, social, cultural, and regional backgrounds have sat together, listened to one another, debated difficult questions, and searched for common ground.
๐๐ก๐๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฌ, ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐ญ๐๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐๐. ๐๐ก๐๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ ๐ ๐ง๐๐ฐ ๐๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐จ๐ฉ๐ข๐โ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒโ๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ๐ฌ๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฑ๐ญ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ฒ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ง๐๐ฑ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐๐ ๐ก๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐ฒ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ.
An Architecture of Inclusive Dialogue
The Conference delegates were organized into eight thematic groups, each composed of approximately 500 members. Every group was assigned one of the principal agenda areas, including government structures and political processes, nation-building, constitutional questions, the rule of law and human rights, social and economic affairs, peace and security, and other issues of fundamental national importance.
The purpose of these groups has not been merely to exchange opinions. Their central responsibility has been to examine proposals, confront disagreements honestly, identify areas of convergence, and work toward a national consensus.
The discussions and deliberations began at the grassroots level and continued for four long and arduous years! At the Conference, the four thousand-strong delegates were divided into groups of 500 along eight agenda items designated by the Dialogue Commission. Each group of 500 was divided into smaller working units: micro-groups of 10, sub-groups of 50, and strategic groups of 250. These smaller forums enabled delegates to engage more closely with proposals collected and thematically organized by the Ethiopian National Dialogue Commission.
Ideas were first discussed in intimate settings, where participants could speak openly and listen carefully. They were then synthesized by strategic groups and submitted to the larger 500-member plenary sessions for further consideration and integration. In this way, the process has sought to ensure that national recommendations emerge from the bottom up rather than being imposed from above.
At every level, delegates also received specialized briefings from academic experts and practitioners. These presentations, followed by questions and answers, helped clarify complex concepts, provide historical and comparative perspectives, and encourage informed discussion across political and ideological differences.
The final stage involves consolidating the minutes, proposals, and recommendations produced by the various working groups. The outcomes of the micro-groups, sub-groups, and strategic groups are being carefully reviewed and presented to the thematic groups of 500. These plenary bodies will undertake the final drafting of comprehensive texts before the recommendations proceed to the concluding phases of the national dialogue.
This carefully structured process reflects an important principle: durable national decisions are strongest when they are informed by broad participation, patient deliberation, and a genuine effort to understand competing perspectives.
Ethiopia at the Crossroads of History
Throughout its long and remarkable history, Ethiopia has travelled through difficult terrain. It has endured political upheavals, internal conflicts, external wars, institutional crises, and periods of profound social uncertainty. At the same time, it has demonstrated a remarkable capacity for survival, resilience, renewal, and transformationโfrom ancient state formation to modern constitutional and institutional development.
Today, Ethiopia stands at another historic crossroads.
๐๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฎ๐, ๐๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐จ๐ฉ๐ข๐๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ฐ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ซ๐๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐ ๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฌ, ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ, ๐๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ง๐๐, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง. ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ ๐๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐จ๐ฉ๐ข๐โ๐ฌ ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ. ๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ง ๐๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ซ๐ง ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐.
A national dialogue cannot erase the past. Nor can it resolve every disagreement in a single conference. Its deeper promise lies elsewhere: in creating a national framework through which difficult questions can be addressed without violence, exclusion, or permanent political rupture.
From an Old Vision to a New Horizon
In 1776, Edward Gibbon, one of the most influential historians of the Enlightenment, described the Abyssinians (Ethiopians) as a people seeking protection from external threats while aspiring to import the skills and knowledge necessary for national development. He wrote that their representatives sought the assistance of European craftsmen and professionalsโincluding smiths, carpenters, masons, printers, surgeons, and physiciansโin the service of their country.
In 2026, two hundred and fifty years later, Gibbonโs observation offers an opportunity for reflection. Ethiopiaโs aspiration for peace, progress, prosperity, and knowledge remains alive, but the scale and character of its ambitions have changed dramatically.
Ethiopia today seeks not only builders, physicians, educators, and engineers, but also software and cloud architects, data scientists, information-security specialists, machine-learning engineers, artificial-intelligence researchers, renewable-energy experts, and sustainability professionals. The country is working to expand its digital economy, modernize public services, strengthen technological capacity, and build a greener and more sustainable future.
๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐จ๐ฉ๐ข๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ญ๐ฐ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฒ-๐๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐. ๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ง๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ, ๐ข๐ง๐ฏ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ, ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ฑ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ ๐, ๐ข๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ข๐๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง. ๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐ข๐ฉ๐ข๐๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐ข๐๐๐๐ฌ, ๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐๐ฅ๐ฌ๐จ ๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ซ ๐จ๐ ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐, ๐ญ๐๐๐ก๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐๐๐ซ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐.
The foundation for this transformation is peace. Without peace, development remains fragile. Without justice, prosperity cannot be shared. Without trust, institutions cannot command lasting legitimacy. The National Dialogue therefore comes at a crucial moment: it is an effort to create the political and social conditions in which Ethiopiaโs immense human and economic potential can flourish.
Ethiopiaโs Commitment to Peace
Ethiopiaโs commitment to peace is not limited to its domestic affairs or immediate neighborhood. For decades, Ethiopian men and women have contributed to international peace and security.
The United Nations has documented Ethiopiaโs long history of participation in international peacekeeping, beginning with its involvement in the Korean War in 1951 and continuing through its contributions to peace operations in places such as the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Darfur, Abyei, and South Sudan.
This record reflects a deeply rooted national conviction: peace is not merely the absence of war. It is the presence of dignity, justice, security, cooperation, and hope.
Ethiopia has consistently sought peace at home and abroad, in moments of friendship and in times of disagreement. Its people have repeatedly demonstrated a willingness to pursue peaceful solutions across borders, regions, communities, and political divides. They have searched for peace from the mountaintops to the valleys, from north to south and east to west, from Cairo to Pretoria, and through regional and international institutions, including the African Union and the United Nations.
Peace, however, must never require the surrender of humanity, unity, sovereignty, dignity, or territorial integrity. The Ethiopian pursuit of peace is strongest when it is rooted in mutual respect and the recognition that every community deserves security, justice, and a meaningful place in the national future.
Peace is not weakness. It is the highest expression of national wisdom and collective strength.
Pax Ethiopiana: Building an Ethiopian Culture of Peace
I regard the 4,000 delegates of the National Dialogue Conference as architects of Pax Ethiopianaโan Ethiopian peace founded on dialogue, inclusion, justice, and shared responsibility.
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๐จ๐ซ ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ, ๐ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐จ๐ฉ๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐ง ๐๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐ก๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ง๐๐๐ฌ, ๐ฌ๐จ๐๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ, ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ฅ ๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ฌ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ข๐ ๐๐ง๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง. ๐๐ฎ๐๐ก ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ฅ๐ฌ๐จ ๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ง ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐๐ข๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ, ๐๐๐ฆ๐จ๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐๐๐ฌ, ๐ก๐ฎ๐ฆ๐๐ง ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐ฌ๐จ๐๐ข๐๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌ.
UNESCO defines a culture of peace as a set of values, attitudes, forms of behavior, and ways of life that reject violence, address the root causes of conflict, and resolve disputes through dialogue and negotiation among individuals, groups, and nations. This vision is deeply relevant to Ethiopiaโs present circumstances.
UNESCO reminds us that โsince wars begin in the minds of men, it is in the minds of men that the defenses of peace must be constructed.โ Peace, therefore, must begin not only in institutions and agreements, but also in the human heart and imagination. It requires citizens and leaders who are willing to replace suspicion with understanding, revenge with justice, and fear with cooperation.
Ethiopians have always aspired to the three great national goals of peace, prosperity, and progress. Yet decades of internal strife, cross-border conflict, political exclusion, terrorism, and institutional weakness have repeatedly obstructed those aspirations.
The National Dialogue offers an opportunity to change that pattern. It can help Ethiopia move from a politics defined by confrontation to a politics shaped by deliberation; from temporary settlements to durable institutions; and from cycles of grievance to a culture of accountability and reconciliation.
A Constitutional Path to Consensus
Ethiopiaโs National Dialogue Commission was established through Proclamation No. 1265/2014, enacted by the House of Peoplesโ Representatives on December 29, 2021. The Commission was created to help build national understanding and consensus by bringing together diverse views and opinions from political actors, civic organizations, communities, and other sectors of society.
The Proclamation emphasizes public accountability, transparency, institutional independence, and broad legitimacy. It seeks to promote dialogue on fundamental national questions, build trust among competing stakeholders, encourage cooperation among diverse groups, and help restore social values weakened by prolonged conflict and political division.
๐๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐ข๐๐ข๐๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ฌ ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐ซ๐๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง ๐๐ง ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค. ๐๐ญ ๐ซ๐๐๐จ๐ ๐ง๐ข๐ณ๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐ข๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ง ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฌ. ๐๐ญ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ง๐ข๐ณ๐๐ ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฅ๐ฒ, ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ฅ๐ฒ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ง๐๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ข๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง.
For more than half a century, major political realignments in Ethiopia were often shaped by conflict, abrupt decrees, political exclusion, or systemic upheaval. A comprehensive national dialogue offers a different path.
By bringing political parties, civic leaders, regional representatives, community voices, scholars, and other stakeholders to the same table, the process creates space for collective problem-solving. It allows constitutional, institutional, structural, and identity-related questions to be discussed openly rather than settled through force.
๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฅ๐ฒ, ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐๐ง ๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ฉ ๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐๐ข๐ซ ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ฌ. ๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฏ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฌ, ๐ซ๐๐๐จ๐ ๐ง๐ข๐ณ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐, ๐๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐จ๐ฉ๐ข๐๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐๐ง ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ก๐๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ ๐ง๐๐ฐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ข๐๐๐ง๐๐.
Building the Framework for the Next Three Centuries
Three hundred years is longer than the lifetime of any individual. It encompasses generations yet unborn. The decisions made today will influence the character of Ethiopiaโs institutions, citizenship, political culture, and national identity long after the present delegates have passed from the stage of history.
That is why the responsibility before the Conference is both extraordinary and hopeful.
A nation built on broad public participation and genuine political inclusion is better prepared to withstand economic shocks, political transitions, social change, and regional challenges. A stable, united, and democratically grounded Ethiopia can serve as an anchor for peace, cooperation, and economic integration throughout the Horn of Africa.
๐๐ก๐ ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ ๐จ๐ง๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐๐ญ๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ. ๐๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ๐ฌ: ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐, ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง๐๐, ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ญ๐๐๐ญ๐๐, ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐ฅ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐๐, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฏ๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐ฅ๐๐ฐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐ฏ๐ข๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐.
๐๐ก๐ ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฒ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ ๐ซ๐๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง.
Ethiopiaโs diversityโits peoples, languages, cultures, histories, faiths, and regional identitiesโneed not be a source of fragmentation. Properly recognized and governed, it can become one of the countryโs greatest sources of strength. Unity need not mean uniformity. National identity need not erase local identity. Federalism, democracy, and citizenship can be woven together into a political order in which every community sees itself as a valued participant in the national project.
The delegates therefore carry both a profound opportunity and a historic responsibility. They are not merely discussing Ethiopiaโs past. They are designing the conditions under which Ethiopiaโs future will unfold.
The Promise of a New Beginning
๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐จ๐ฉ๐ข๐๐ง ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ง ๐๐๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ข๐๐๐ง๐๐, ๐๐ง ๐๐๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐จ๐ฉ๐ข๐๐ง ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง. ๐๐ญ ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐จ๐ฉ๐ข๐โ๐ฌ ๐๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฌ, ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ข๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ, ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐๐๐ฒ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐จ๐ฉ๐ข๐๐ง๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ. ๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฑ๐ข๐ฌ (๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐๐) ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐๐ข๐ฉ๐ฅ๐, “๐๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐จ๐ฉ๐ข๐๐ง ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐จ๐ฉ๐ข๐๐ง ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐ฌ.” ๐๐ญ ๐๐๐๐ข๐ซ๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐จ๐๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ญ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ.
๐๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐จ๐ฉ๐ข๐๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒโ๐๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐จ๐ฉ๐ข๐๐ง ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒโ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐, ๐๐ข๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฎ๐, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ฐ. ๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฌ๐ ๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ, ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ง๐๐, ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ, ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ ๐๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐จ๐ฉ๐ข๐โ๐ฌ ๐ง๐๐ฑ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐๐ ๐ก๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐ฒ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ.
The road ahead will not be easy. Implementation will require patience, humility, political courage, public participation, and sustained commitment from leaders and citizens alike. But the possibility of success is real, because the desire for peace is real, the capacity for renewal is real, and the future remains open.
To me, dialogue is not a surrender of conviction. It is the courageous decision to move beyond old grievances, forward toward shared understanding, and upward toward a peace greater than any temporary victory.
It is my hope, dream and prayer that the Ethiopian National Dialogue Conference can become the birthplace of that peace. It can help build an Ethiopia in which justice strengthens unity, diversity enriches citizenship, development serves all communities, and the generations of tomorrow inherit not a legacy of division, but a durable architecture of peace, prosperity, and progress.
๐ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ ๐ฌ๐ก๐ซ๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ญ๐ฌ๐จ๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ แ แฅแแแ แฅแแญ แแแต ๐๐จ๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ก, ๐๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐จ๐ฉ๐ข๐ ๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐จ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐๐๐๐ฅ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐๐ง ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ฉ๐จ๐ง ๐ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ.
๐๐ฒ ๐ก๐ข๐ ๐ก๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐๐ข๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐ญ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐จ๐ฉ๐ข๐๐ง ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐.
๐๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐จ๐ฉ๐ข๐๐ง ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐!
โค๏ธETHIOPIA
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๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐โ ๐๐ก๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฒ, ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐, ๐๐๐๐
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 from nearly every part of Ethiopia, with the exception of a few security-challenged areas in the north. For three weeks, Ethiopians from diverse political, social, cultural, and regional backgrounds have sat together, listened to one another, debated difficult questions, and searched for common ground.
๐๐ก๐๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฌ, ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐ญ๐๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐๐. ๐๐ก๐๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ ๐ ๐ง๐๐ฐ ๐๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐จ๐ฉ๐ข๐โ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒโ๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ๐ฌ๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฑ๐ญ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ฒ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ง๐๐ฑ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐๐ ๐ก๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐ฒ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ.
An Architecture of Inclusive Dialogue
The Conference delegates were organized into eight thematic groups, each composed of approximately 500 members. Every group was assigned one of the principal agenda areas, including government structures and political processes, nation-building, constitutional questions, the rule of law and human rights, social and economic affairs, peace and security, and other issues of fundamental national importance.
The purpose of these groups has not been merely to exchange opinions. Their central responsibility has been to examine proposals, confront disagreements honestly, identify areas of convergence, and work toward a national consensus.
The discussions and deliberations began at the grassroots level and continued for four long and arduous years! At the Conference, the four thousand-strong delegates were divided into groups of 500 along eight agenda items designated by the Dialogue Commission. Each group of 500 was divided into smaller working units: micro-groups of 10, sub-groups of 50, and strategic groups of 250. These smaller forums enabled delegates to engage more closely with proposals collected and thematically organized by the Ethiopian National Dialogue Commission.
Ideas were first discussed in intimate settings, where participants could speak openly and listen carefully. They were then synthesized by strategic groups and submitted to the larger 500-member plenary sessions for further consideration and integration. In this way, the process has sought to ensure that national recommendations emerge from the bottom up rather than being imposed from above.
At every level, delegates also received specialized briefings from academic experts and practitioners. These presentations, followed by questions and answers, helped clarify complex concepts, provide historical and comparative perspectives, and encourage informed discussion across political and ideological differences.
The final stage involves consolidating the minutes, proposals, and recommendations produced by the various working groups. The outcomes of the micro-groups, sub-groups, and strategic groups are being carefully reviewed and presented to the thematic groups of 500. These plenary bodies will undertake the final drafting of comprehensive texts before the recommendations proceed to the concluding phases of the national dialogue.
This carefully structured process reflects an important principle: durable national decisions are strongest when they are informed by broad participation, patient deliberation, and a genuine effort to understand competing perspectives.
Ethiopia at the Crossroads of History
Throughout its long and remarkable history, Ethiopia has travelled through difficult terrain. It has endured political upheavals, internal conflicts, external wars, institutional crises, and periods of profound social uncertainty. At the same time, it has demonstrated a remarkable capacity for survival, resilience, renewal, and transformationโfrom ancient state formation to modern constitutional and institutional development.
Today, Ethiopia stands at another historic crossroads.
๐๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฎ๐, ๐๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐จ๐ฉ๐ข๐๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ฐ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ซ๐๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐ ๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฌ, ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ, ๐๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ง๐๐, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง. ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ ๐๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐จ๐ฉ๐ข๐โ๐ฌ ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ. ๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ง ๐๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ซ๐ง ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐.
A national dialogue cannot erase the past. Nor can it resolve every disagreement in a single conference. Its deeper promise lies elsewhere: in creating a national framework through which difficult questions can be addressed without violence, exclusion, or permanent political rupture.
From an Old Vision to a New Horizon
In 1776, Edward Gibbon, one of the most influential historians of the Enlightenment, described the Abyssinians (Ethiopians) as a people seeking protection from external threats while aspiring to import the skills and knowledge necessary for national development. He wrote that their representatives sought the assistance of European craftsmen and professionalsโincluding smiths, carpenters, masons, printers, surgeons, and physiciansโin the service of their country.
In 2026, two hundred and fifty years later, Gibbonโs observation offers an opportunity for reflection. Ethiopiaโs aspiration for peace, progress, prosperity, and knowledge remains alive, but the scale and character of its ambitions have changed dramatically.
Ethiopia today seeks not only builders, physicians, educators, and engineers, but also software and cloud architects, data scientists, information-security specialists, machine-learning engineers, artificial-intelligence researchers, renewable-energy experts, and sustainability professionals. The country is working to expand its digital economy, modernize public services, strengthen technological capacity, and build a greener and more sustainable future.
๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐จ๐ฉ๐ข๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ญ๐ฐ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฒ-๐๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐. ๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ง๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ, ๐ข๐ง๐ฏ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ, ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ฑ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ ๐, ๐ข๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ข๐๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง. ๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐ข๐ฉ๐ข๐๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐ข๐๐๐๐ฌ, ๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐๐ฅ๐ฌ๐จ ๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ซ ๐จ๐ ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐, ๐ญ๐๐๐ก๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐๐๐ซ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐.
The foundation for this transformation is peace. Without peace, development remains fragile. Without justice, prosperity cannot be shared. Without trust, institutions cannot command lasting legitimacy. The National Dialogue therefore comes at a crucial moment: it is an effort to create the political and social conditions in which Ethiopiaโs immense human and economic potential can flourish.
Ethiopiaโs Commitment to Peace
Ethiopiaโs commitment to peace is not limited to its domestic affairs or immediate neighborhood. For decades, Ethiopian men and women have contributed to international peace and security.
The United Nations has documented Ethiopiaโs long history of participation in international peacekeeping, beginning with its involvement in the Korean War in 1951 and continuing through its contributions to peace operations in places such as the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Darfur, Abyei, and South Sudan.
This record reflects a deeply rooted national conviction: peace is not merely the absence of war. It is the presence of dignity, justice, security, cooperation, and hope.
Ethiopia has consistently sought peace at home and abroad, in moments of friendship and in times of disagreement. Its people have repeatedly demonstrated a willingness to pursue peaceful solutions across borders, regions, communities, and political divides. They have searched for peace from the mountaintops to the valleys, from north to south and east to west, from Cairo to Pretoria, and through regional and international institutions, including the African Union and the United Nations.
Peace, however, must never require the surrender of humanity, unity, sovereignty, dignity, or territorial integrity. The Ethiopian pursuit of peace is strongest when it is rooted in mutual respect and the recognition that every community deserves security, justice, and a meaningful place in the national future.
Peace is not weakness. It is the highest expression of national wisdom and collective strength.
Pax Ethiopiana: Building an Ethiopian Culture of Peace
I regard the 4,000 delegates of the National Dialogue Conference as architects of Pax Ethiopianaโan Ethiopian peace founded on dialogue, inclusion, justice, and shared responsibility.
๐ ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ, ๐ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐จ๐ฉ๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐ง ๐๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐ก๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ง๐๐๐ฌ, ๐ฌ๐จ๐๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ, ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ฅ ๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ฌ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ข๐ ๐๐ง๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง. ๐๐ฎ๐๐ก ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ฅ๐ฌ๐จ ๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ง ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐๐ข๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ, ๐๐๐ฆ๐จ๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐๐๐ฌ, ๐ก๐ฎ๐ฆ๐๐ง ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐ฌ๐จ๐๐ข๐๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌ.
UNESCO defines a culture of peace as a set of values, attitudes, forms of behavior, and ways of life that reject violence, address the root causes of conflict, and resolve disputes through dialogue and negotiation among individuals, groups, and nations. This vision is deeply relevant to Ethiopiaโs present circumstances.
UNESCO reminds us that โsince wars begin in the minds of men, it is in the minds of men that the defenses of peace must be constructed.โ Peace, therefore, must begin not only in institutions and agreements, but also in the human heart and imagination. It requires citizens and leaders who are willing to replace suspicion with understanding, revenge with justice, and fear with cooperation.
Ethiopians have always aspired to the three great national goals of peace, prosperity, and progress. Yet decades of internal strife, cross-border conflict, political exclusion, terrorism, and institutional weakness have repeatedly obstructed those aspirations.
The National Dialogue offers an opportunity to change that pattern. It can help Ethiopia move from a politics defined by confrontation to a politics shaped by deliberation; from temporary settlements to durable institutions; and from cycles of grievance to a culture of accountability and reconciliation.
A Constitutional Path to Consensus
Ethiopiaโs National Dialogue Commission was established through Proclamation No. 1265/2014, enacted by the House of Peoplesโ Representatives on December 29, 2021. The Commission was created to help build national understanding and consensus by bringing together diverse views and opinions from political actors, civic organizations, communities, and other sectors of society.
The Proclamation emphasizes public accountability, transparency, institutional independence, and broad legitimacy. It seeks to promote dialogue on fundamental national questions, build trust among competing stakeholders, encourage cooperation among diverse groups, and help restore social values weakened by prolonged conflict and political division.
๐๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐ข๐๐ข๐๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ฌ ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐ซ๐๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง ๐๐ง ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค. ๐๐ญ ๐ซ๐๐๐จ๐ ๐ง๐ข๐ณ๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐ข๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ง ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฌ. ๐๐ญ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ง๐ข๐ณ๐๐ ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฅ๐ฒ, ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ฅ๐ฒ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ง๐๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ข๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง.
For more than half a century, major political realignments in Ethiopia were often shaped by conflict, abrupt decrees, political exclusion, or systemic upheaval. A comprehensive national dialogue offers a different path.
By bringing political parties, civic leaders, regional representatives, community voices, scholars, and other stakeholders to the same table, the process creates space for collective problem-solving. It allows constitutional, institutional, structural, and identity-related questions to be discussed openly rather than settled through force.
๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฅ๐ฒ, ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐๐ง ๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ฉ ๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐๐ข๐ซ ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ฌ. ๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฏ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฌ, ๐ซ๐๐๐จ๐ ๐ง๐ข๐ณ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐, ๐๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐จ๐ฉ๐ข๐๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐๐ง ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ก๐๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ ๐ง๐๐ฐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ข๐๐๐ง๐๐.
Building the Framework for the Next Three Centuries
Three hundred years is longer than the lifetime of any individual. It encompasses generations yet unborn. The decisions made today will influence the character of Ethiopiaโs institutions, citizenship, political culture, and national identity long after the present delegates have passed from the stage of history.
That is why the responsibility before the Conference is both extraordinary and hopeful.
A nation built on broad public participation and genuine political inclusion is better prepared to withstand economic shocks, political transitions, social change, and regional challenges. A stable, united, and democratically grounded Ethiopia can serve as an anchor for peace, cooperation, and economic integration throughout the Horn of Africa.
๐๐ก๐ ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ ๐จ๐ง๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐๐ญ๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ. ๐๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ๐ฌ: ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐, ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง๐๐, ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ญ๐๐๐ญ๐๐, ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐ฅ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐๐, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฏ๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐ฅ๐๐ฐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐ฏ๐ข๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐.
๐๐ก๐ ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฒ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ ๐ซ๐๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง.
Ethiopiaโs diversityโits peoples, languages, cultures, histories, faiths, and regional identitiesโneed not be a source of fragmentation. Properly recognized and governed, it can become one of the countryโs greatest sources of strength. Unity need not mean uniformity. National identity need not erase local identity. Federalism, democracy, and citizenship can be woven together into a political order in which every community sees itself as a valued participant in the national project.
The delegates therefore carry both a profound opportunity and a historic responsibility. They are not merely discussing Ethiopiaโs past. They are designing the conditions under which Ethiopiaโs future will unfold.
The Promise of a New Beginning
๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐จ๐ฉ๐ข๐๐ง ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ง ๐๐๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ข๐๐๐ง๐๐, ๐๐ง ๐๐๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐จ๐ฉ๐ข๐๐ง ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง. ๐๐ญ ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐จ๐ฉ๐ข๐โ๐ฌ ๐๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฌ, ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ข๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ, ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐๐๐ฒ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐จ๐ฉ๐ข๐๐ง๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ. ๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฑ๐ข๐ฌ (๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐๐) ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐๐ข๐ฉ๐ฅ๐, “๐๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐จ๐ฉ๐ข๐๐ง ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐จ๐ฉ๐ข๐๐ง ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐ฌ.” ๐๐ญ ๐๐๐๐ข๐ซ๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐จ๐๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ญ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ.
๐๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐จ๐ฉ๐ข๐๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒโ๐๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐จ๐ฉ๐ข๐๐ง ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒโ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐, ๐๐ข๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฎ๐, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ฐ. ๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฌ๐ ๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ, ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ง๐๐, ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ, ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ ๐๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐จ๐ฉ๐ข๐โ๐ฌ ๐ง๐๐ฑ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐๐ ๐ก๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐ฒ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ.
The road ahead will not be easy. Implementation will require patience, humility, political courage, public participation, and sustained commitment from leaders and citizens alike. But the possibility of success is real, because the desire for peace is real, the capacity for renewal is real, and the future remains open.
To me, dialogue is not a surrender of conviction. It is the courageous decision to move beyond old grievances, forward toward shared understanding, and upward toward a peace greater than any temporary victory.
It is my hope, dream and prayer that the Ethiopian National Dialogue Conference can become the birthplace of that peace. It can help build an Ethiopia in which justice strengthens unity, diversity enriches citizenship, development serves all communities, and the generations of tomorrow inherit not a legacy of division, but a durable architecture of peace, prosperity, and progress.
๐ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ ๐ฌ๐ก๐ซ๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ญ๐ฌ๐จ๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ แ แฅแแแ แฅแแญ แแแต ๐๐จ๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ก, ๐๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐จ๐ฉ๐ข๐ ๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐จ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐๐๐๐ฅ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐๐ง ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ฉ๐จ๐ง ๐ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ.
๐๐ฒ ๐ก๐ข๐ ๐ก๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐๐ข๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐ญ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐จ๐ฉ๐ข๐๐ง ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐.
๐๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐จ๐ฉ๐ข๐๐ง ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐!
โค๏ธETHIOPIA
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