Barely a week after winning the Nobel Peace Prize, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced the launch of a new book, Medemer, which presents his philosophy of government. Published simultaneously in three languages—Amharic, English and his mother tongue Afan Oromo—the title is being translated as “synergy.” According to a report by state-affiliated Fana Broadcasting Corporation, the initial press run of Medemer is one million copies, and there will be book launches in 20 towns across regional states in Ethiopia and in Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, and Minnesota.

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has presented his political philosophy as a different approach to unity than that practiced by the long-governing Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) and its leadership by the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF).

Please join these distinguished members of the local Oromo community in the conversation: Zecharias Hailu; Abduljelil Abdella; Nagessa Oddo Dube; Amane Badhasso; Mahadi Mohammed.

Amane Badhasso is the Former President of International Oromo Youth Association (IOYA) and a Member of the Oromo Studies Association(OSA), Board of Directors. Amane has been working in the areas of community organizing, political mobilization, grassroots political power building and volunteer lobbying efforts. She is interested in public service and people-centered governance.

The conversation will be in Oromo and English, and it will be live-streamed on the ESFL Facebook page.

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