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Bait and Switch Diplomacy: Is the U.S. an “Observer”, A “Facilitator” or a Snake Oil Diplomatic Salesman in the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance (Hedase) Dam Discussions?

Author’s Note: In 1959, Egypt and Sudan made a deal to share the waters of the Nile allocating 78 percent to Egypt and 12 percent to the Sudan. Ethiopia was…

Unity Park Addis Ababa: The Story of All of Us in the City Upon the Hill

Those who can, will help us. Those who cannot, should leave us alone. Those who do not understand what we do will criticize us. Those who do not like what…

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…

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

… 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…

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…

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…

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)…

Hate, Hearts and Minds: “Creating an Ethiopia That is Second to None in Its Guarantee of Freedom of Expression” (Part II)

Now the other myth that gets around is the idea that legislation cannot really solve the problem and that it has no great role to play in this period of…

Hate, Hearts and Minds: “Creating an Ethiopia That is Second to None in Its Guarantee of Freedom of Expression” (Part I)

“We are creating an Ethiopia that is second to none in its guarantee of freedom of expression. We should avoid the path of extremism and division, powered by the politics…

Ethiopian Diaspora Trust Fund First Annual Fundraiser: I have a dream…

Author’s Note: Below is my speech at the First Annual Ethiopian Diaspora Trust Fund (EDTF)  fundraising Gala. It has been a labor of love for me to serve as Chairman…

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