Reflections on Forging a “Refashioned” US-Ethiopia Partnership

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Ethiopia on March 15, 2023. His mission was to refashion, reinvigorate and reinvent the strong partnership between the US and Ethiopia that had…

Dreams of Brighter Tomorrows in US-Ethiopia Relations

                                Best to leave bad old days alone because the best is yet to come…

Dreams of Brighter Tomorrows in US-Ethiopia Relations

                                Best to leave bad old days alone because the best is yet to come…

Reboot: Is it Time to Make Ethiopia-America Partnership Great Again?

So what we’re looking to do is refashion our engagement with Ethiopia… You know historically we’ve had a strong partnership with Ethiopia… Molly Phee, US Assistant Secretary for African Affairs….

Embracing “Failure” as a New Design Philosophy in Ethiopian Education Reform (Part V)

Failure is an option here. If things are not failing you are not innovating. Elon Musk The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do….

Looking for a Few Good Hummingbirds for Mission Education S.O.E.Y. (Part IV)

When Education Minster Berhanu Nega made the admission before the entire world that 97 percent of Ethiopian students had failed the national school leaving exam, he took one small step…

Medemer Way or “Ethiopian Solutions to Ethiopian Problems”

“Prof. why aren’t you saying something?” There is an old saying, “Those who know don’t talk, and those who talk don’t know.” Many on social media have been asking why…

Disruptive Innovation Can Fix Failing Ethiopian Education (Part III)

Adafne has made Ethiopia the land of chatterboxes — first by suppressing truth,  second by suppressing education and knowledge, third by closing down all means by which truth is propagated,…

Message to (Diaspora) Ethiopian Intellectuals: Save/Support Ethiopian Youth/Education! (Part II)

Author’s Note: While this commentary stands on its own merits, I strongly recommend reading Part I, “Message to Ethiopian Intellectuals: A Mind is a Terrible Thing to Waste!” In Part…

Message to Ethiopian Intellectuals: A Mind is a Terrible Thing to Waste! (Part I)

Author’s Note: In 1972, the United Negro College Fund launched a very successful advertising slogan, “A mind is a terrible thing to waste.” It was part of a fundraising campaign…

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