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…
… 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…
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…
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…
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…
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 social change because you’ve got to change the heart and you can’t change the heart through legislation. You can’t legislate morals. The job must be…
“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 of exclusion. Our accord hangs in the balance of inclusive politics. The evangelists of hate and division are wreaking havoc in our society using social…
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 of the Ethiopian Diaspora Trust Fund and work with so many wonderful Ethiopia lovers. EDTF is barely 16 months since its inception. We started our…
In his last will and testament, Alfred Nobel provided for an award to be given to “champions of peace to be selected by a committee of five persons in the Norwegian Storting”. I wish to congratulate the “2019 Nobel Champion of Peace”, H.E. Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed Abiy Ahmed, Prime Minister of Ethiopia. He…
“Cry ‘Havoc,’ and let slip the dogs of war; That this foul deed shall smell above the earth.” H.E. Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed is scheduled to formally accept his Nobel Peace Prize and deliver his Nobel lecture at Oslo City Hall on December 10. The media hounds are carping over the fact that PM…
