Eleni Gabre-Madhin
@EleniGabre
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Serial entrepreneur, founder timbuktoo Africa, blueMoon, blueSpace, eleni LLC, Ethiopia Commodity Exchange. Pan-African. NYC. Strictly own views.
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Am honored and delighted to join
@UNDP
in New York in this role. The future of
#Africa
lies in the transformation potential of
#youth
#innovation
#startups
- Stay tuned, exciting times ahead!
@ahunnaeziakonwa
@AchimSteiner
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I am a mother, a daughter, a sister, a friend, a citizen, an Ethiopian, a human. This comes before any identity one would force on me. I cry for all Ethiopians who are suffering, from senseless war, massacres,sexual violence,destruction, displacement.
#StopKillling
#Ethiopia
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Proud Ethiopian. Son of Africa. Citizen of the world. In service to humanity. Calm, courageous, capable. We are in good hands.
#WeStandWithDrTedros
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My 94 yr old dad & I dressed up & attended “church” this morning in our living room.Thk you
@bezachurch
for a wonderful online service. Whatever faith you follow,we share this msg:”Rejoice in the Lord always. Do not be anxious about anything.” Happy Sunday.Stay home. Be blessed.
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Lets be clear.Economists do not get doctorates by writing stories about rich people. A society that does not value its human capacity to understand the big picture & to design & implement the right policies cannot achieve prosperity. Everyone counts.
@AbiyAhmedAli
@TsedaleLemma
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Exactly a yr ago,I was on a tour of historical Ethiopia w/ dear friends from the US & we stood gazing on this plain betwn Axum & Adwa as I proudly explained how brave Ethiopians resoundingly defeated foreign aggressors. Today, I grieve for what we have become. I do not celebrate.
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I love me my airline! Thank you
@flyethiopian
! Abera and Yosef came by today with wonderful gifts to send me off to New York. Much respect!
#Ethiopia
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What is happening in
#Tigray
is beyond painful, it is deeply troubling for anyone who loves
#Ethiopia
. There is no past accounting, justification on any grounds or “what-about”-ism that makes sense of these atrocities against innocent human life.
Heartbreaking accounts from victims reveal how rape is used as a weapon of war in the Tigray region of Ethiopia
@nimaelbagir
reports
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Humbled and honored to serve my country and the people of
#Ethiopia
in this capacity as a member of the newly appointed Independent National Council of Economic Advisors.
Since 2004, when I first moved to Ethiopia to set up a policy think tank unit for the purpose of promoting
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Emperor Menelik II’s brave troops soundly defeated the invading Italian colonizing army in Adwa on March 2, 1896, despite Italy’s superior military technology —a decisive victory that forever cemented Ethiopia’s independence from Western aggression.
Honored to visit the newly
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Then, lets do this! Super proud- Ayele Solomon, who worked w/ me yrs ago, is FIRST
#Ethiopian
to get 4-Shark $750K deal on famed Shark Tank show for his tej honey wine business. AND danced eskista on national US TV! Represent brother! via
@YouTube
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Rest in Peace Dr. Catherine Hamlin,
#Australian
obstetrician who devoted 61 yrs in
#Ethiopia
on fistula surgery for young women, treating over 60,000, died on March 18 at age 96. Extraordinary service and love, her life’s work will live on and Ethiopians will never forget.
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My beloved dearest friend, Meaza Ashenafi, today became Ethiopia’s first ever female Chief Justice. Whether female or not, I can think of no more deserving human to take on the helm of judiciary reform and to lead
#Ethiopia
to the Promised Land of a country of rule of law.
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Thank you for your historic apology
@AbiyAhmedAli
, showing exemplary leadership. I respectfully share my thought piece on this important matter.
@PMEthiopia
#Ethiopia
#thinkersanddoers
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blueSpace is open!
#Ethiopia
first co-working space company “where work meets life.” Furnished private offices, dedicated desks, day passes, hi speed wifi, art-infused design, super conveniences. Connect better. Work better. Live better. Come visit!
@blueSpaceETH
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Melkam Fasika! መልካም ፋሲካ! Happy Ethiopian Orthodox Easter to all who celebrate today!
#addisababa
#Ethiopia
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Speak, brother! “Africa cannot, and will not, be a testing ground for any vaccine.”
#Solidarity
#InThisTogether
@DrTedros
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Congratulations to the new graduate in our family!
@Raswork
, Yared my firstborn, my heart is filled with pride as you move on the next chapter of your journey. May the sun always shine on you and may you be blessed!
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26 days
11 flights
5 countries
25,418 miles
0 suitcases lost
1 flight missed!
Back home in time for Thanksgiving ! 🦃🙏🏽
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RIP Prof Mesfin, a beloved family friend, inspiration to many and a rebel to the end. A giant has fallen.
#Ethiopia
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Arrived in Dulles a few dys ago! Thk u
@flyethiopian
the only African airline still operating. At arrival,NO ONE checked my temperature, screened my health,or even took the outdated health screening form I filled out on the plane asking if I had been to Wuhan. Seriously?
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But, today, I grieve for my Ethiopia. Today, I cannot celebrate this day.
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Happening now! Enjoyed meeting Will Smith, also has a VC fund-
@TechCrunch
@GeminiManMovie
coming out on Oct11
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Last week
@blueMoonEth
incubated startups
#3Dprinted
167 face shields in our
#blueLab
& delivered to
@FMoHealth
. We can do a lot more, lets support startups in
#COVID19
! Join
#Abren
campaign,inbox me for details.
@AbiyAhmedAli
@TakeleUma
@DrSenait
@Dr_Ephrem
@ahunnaeziakonwa
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I am honored to be among 3 from
#Ethiopia
selected among Top 50 Disruptors in
#Africa
2020 by
@TheAfricaReport
. “From those who scatter business models to those who alter the way we think, or give us hope.”
@AbiyAhmedAli
@Jawar_Mohammed
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Recognizing
#Ethiopia
efforts to date on
#COVID
ー19, I respectfully ask our Govt & espec our dear Minister
@lia_tadesse
to 1/ ban all public events effective immed; 2/conduct daily press conference to inform & educate public; & 3/reduce exposure from Europe.
@DrSenait
@PMEthiopia
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H.E.Ato Neway Gebre-Ab, Chief Economic Advisor to the Prime Min 1991 to 2017, economic guardian who oversaw
#Ethiopia
rise to fastest growing economy in the world. A gentleman, brilliant, humble, kind. My heart is heavy. I wd not be in Ethiopia but for him. RIP my dear friend.
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መልካም ፡ ፋሲካ። The holiday brings.. Traditional grass on our floor. The prayer over the breaking of fresh bread. Coffee. Family love. Hope and salvation for our broken world.
#Ethiopia
#EasterSunday
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Happy
#EasterSunday
.
Whatever your faith, this a of hope and forgiveness for a world in pain.
#Wipetheslateclean
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I have been a bit surprised at the reaction by some to my last post about being happy to be home in the US in time for the
#Thanksgiving
holiday. It makes me think about the importance of identity.
Yes! I am a global citizen, I grew up in 6 countries and have lived and worked
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98!!! A precious gift to have spent this day with the most incredible human I know. Happy Birthday darling Dad.
#StayPositiveAlways
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This is what we need, now! Isolate, test, trace - that is it!
Korea finished developing the 10 minute Covid-19 diagnostic kit and is now ramping up production. They plan to export 300.000 test-kits per week -
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We must stop killing of innocent people! I have been to this part of
#Ethiopia
many times for work, terrible to hear of repeated ethnic-based attacks on Amhara as on others. Our house is on fire. Where is our humanity?
#ICryForEthiopia
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An amazing, brilliant intervention! HE President
@WilliamRutoPh
of
#Kenya
spoke to his exciting vision to create new climate financial architecture “From Paris to Nairobi”- I also briefly discussed
@UNDPAfrica
#timbuktoo
#startups
#innovation
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As a Swiss and Ethiopian, don’t think I’ve ever been prouder of our beloved national carrier
@flyethiopian
. This is beyond beautiful. The world coming together.
#Ethiopia
#Switzerland
#Solidarity
#InThisTogether
@AbiyAhmedAli
@danielhunn
@DrTedros
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The woman who carried me in her womb and in her heart until her last breath. The woman who made me the woman and the mother I am. I love you so much, Mom, and miss you every day.
#motherlove
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One of my favorite traditions of Easter Sunday morning is to start the day by spreading the “qetema,” or grass, across the floor, then the traditional coffee ceremony with special bread blessed by the head of family and delicious breakfast of fresh lamb. Melkam Fasika!
#Ethiopia
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Just met Sofia, the first humandroid robot, 60% of her Artificial Intelligence was programmed by young brilliant Ethiopians here in
#Ethiopia
!
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We did it! Signed agreement for USD 1.1 mill w/Danish Embassy to launch blueLab— Africa’s premier and FIRST state of the art
#agritech
#innovation
lab, to disrupt ag & leapfrog w/
#blockchain
#IoT
, robotics, drones, sensors,
#digi
-fabrication, mCommerce,
@blueMoonEth
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Met today with
#Ethiopia
Job Creation Commissioner
@Jobs_FDRE
to learn about the Digital Entrepreneurship work with
@UNDPEthiopia
. Very impressive and nice to see good friends!
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Happy 20th birthday to my second born son Zega, who lights up a room with his booming voice, humor, eloquence, and sharp wit. One thing I know for sure, this young man will do great things. Keep shining son, the world needs you. I love you.
@zegaras_work
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There is a special place in my heart for the Bay Area, here’s to an amazing week in San Francisco, Palo Alto, Sunnyvale, San Jose, and Oakland, meeting great partners and reconnecting with dear friends. I will be back!
#California
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Merry Christmas to all!
May the season of joy and wonder always be w/ you. May hope & peace prevail.
This is a difficult time for
#Ethiopia
& the world.
But we must still remember our belief in goodness & something better than us.
Whatever your faith, wishing you most of all Love
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My first
@UNDPAfrica
mission visiting startup ecosystems. FIRST stop, beautiful and amazing
#Rwanda
. Excellent meetings with Minister
@RwandaICT
@MusoniPaula
& Minister
@YouthCultureRW
@RMbabazi
. Thank you
@UNDP_Rwanda
for organizing.
#Africa
#timbuktoo
#startup
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My heart aches for
#Ethiopia
. Please, God, look upon us. Praying for light.
#peaceforEthiopia
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Immediate action from
#Kenya
after first case of
#COVID19
2 days ago. Similar to
#Rwanda
where church and other gatherings banned. Meanwhile in
#Ethiopia
we have the Women’s 5K race today. What???
@lia_tadesse
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When I was CEO of
@ecx_Official
, many of our 2,000 staff contributed voluntarily over several years from 2011 from their hard earned salary to make the GERD a reality. To even speak of blowing it up is shocking.
#ItsMyDam
#Ethiopia
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#StayAtHome
effects: last night, wrapping up my day in my home office, I had a serious 30 second talk with myself whether it was Tuesday or Wednesday. Where did Tuesday go? Happy Thursday, people.
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Great to be in Addis to celebrate the 128th year of the famous victory at the Battle of Adwa- pride for all people of color everywhere!
#Adwa128
#AfricanPride
#Ethiopia
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“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.” Matt.5:9
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The moment: Tsion Hunegn, age 19, CEO Farmily, explaining her idea of using blockchain and smart contracts to securely enable anyone to invest in a smallholder farm to her president
@SahleWorkZewde
. Amazing!
#thefutureisnow
#theFutureisFemale
@blueMoonEth
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A treasure for
#Ethiopia
. A life well lived. A heart of service to others. An inspiration to many. May Dr. Abebech Gobena now rest in perfect peace.
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State of Emergency
#Ethiopia
announced: What exactly does this mean? What has changed? Is this lockdown? Not stated. Respectfully request clarification please.
@PMEthiopia
@AbiyAhmedAli
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Where work meets life. So I, Ethiopian, bought this piece in
#Bangkok
from a Thai artist, living in Dubai, who makes collages of African faces. Love this world!
It now hangs proudly in our new Boardroom at
@blueSpaceETH
. Come see!
#Weareallconnected
#theNewEthiopia
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Honored and delighted to receive the Adwa Award for my contributions to pan-Africanism at last night’s Adwa Pan-African Celebration Gala Dinner, organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Having considered myself a pan-African for as long as I remember, this was a special
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This is an incredible image.
#Kenya
#startup
#funding
is 183 times what
#Ethiopia
startups raised in 2022! What is Kenya doing right? Lets learn and grow the startup innovation
#tech
ecosystems in ET, UG, RW, TZ, S Sudan. This what
@UNDPAfrica
#timbuktoo
is all about!
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Got back from Nairobi in time to celebrate my son Zega Andenet Ras-Work who graduated with a MSc from Columbia University Climate School. Congratulations my beloved son,may you always face the light, may you shine bright, may your heart always be pure. Now go do great things.
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Spare us. What a hauntingly beautiful and moving song pleading for divine intercession, much needed in this time. Thank you Excellency First Lady.
@AbiyAhmedAli
#Ethiopia
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#Rwanda
Murakozi & Murabaho for now, wrapped up a fantastic wk announcing pan-African HQ of
#timbuktoo
coming to
#Kigali
& 1st amazing
#timXKigali
event,robots & all! Thk u
@PaulKagame
@RwandaICT
@RwandaFinance
@RDBrwanda
for incredible partnership. Stay tuned!
#startups
#Africa
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Zanzibar! Courtesy of our beloved
@flyethiopian
. We wouldn’t have it any other way.
#westandwithEthiopian
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#DubaiExpo2020
!! All that glitters is gold in
#Dubai
! My THIRD stop is to speak at the
#GlobalBusinessForumAfrica
organized by
@TheEconomist
with 1200 attending- my 1st in-person conference in 20 months! More to come
#timbuktoo
#Africa
#innovation
@UNDPAfrica
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So much for the Western “analysts” falling all over themselves denying this. You know who you are.
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This is wonderful but let’s support the many existing e-commerce platforms done by private sector in
#Ethiopia
that are struggling because of payment system and business climate challenges. The key is for Govt to get the right enabling policies, not to do the job itself.
Making
#Ethiopia
Hub for
#eCommerce
: Happening soon.
Am meeting DG of
#UPU
(Universal Postal Union) Amb. Bishar Hussein Monday Dec.17/2018 to discuss on Creating East Africa’s largest online shopping platform and warehouse network here in
#Addisababa
,
#Ethiopian
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Notes from the road..
(Guess they have fake palm trees in hotel lobbies everywhere..)
On a serious note, as I get ready to leave bustling Johannesburg today for Nairobi, I can’t help but think how AMAZING our
#Africa
is, as I have toured this past six weeks, from Cairo to Cape
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Love this image! Happy Ethiopian Patriots Victory Day, commemorating the brave who fought to overcome Fascist occupation,incl my uncle, Bejirond Tadesse Gabre-Madhin in Shewa & my great grandmother Imahoy Saba Yifat in Harar,among many. We stand tall and proud on their shoulders.
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Great honor to join Madame Présidente
@SahleWorkZewde
‘s convening of incredible
#Ethiopian
#women
today to kick off Women’s Month-from all walks of life and ages across the world. Woman power!
@DrSenait
@BethlehemAlemu
@ashenafi_meaza
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Ethiopia has a new Prime Minister. May peace, tolerance, and justice reign in the land.
#thisisanewday
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#PrayForEthiopia
This is IMPORTANT.
#Ethiopia
needs our prayer. Please join tomorrow - Spread the word and lets send a big collective prayer out to the universe. To join: .
@EthiopiaPDCI
@munitmesfin
#peace
#prayer
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Kidus Tekleab & Melaku Melese, 19 & 20 yr old childhood friends, giving a press conference
@blueMoonEth
on their digital advertising company
@SeeNa
, these guys rock! Targeted affordable advertising, 6 cts per view, mobile pay. A revolution!
#Ethiopia
@DrGetahun
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As also did my incredible maternal great-grandmother Emahoy Saba Yifat of Menz. So fighting for Ethiopia is in my DNA. And my parents proudly named me Eleni after Queen Eleni of Gondar who fought off the Portuguese invaders for 14 years in the 1500s.
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Stopped by
@blueMoonEth
today to say hi to folks & to my great surprise,the most awesome startup networking event was just starting-150 eager bright young innovators literally mobbed me w/ their passion & ideas. If this won’t transform
#Ethiopia
, don’t know what will!
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Super proud of our
@blueMoonEth
startups who coordinated the local production of the
#abren
reusable masks. Aiming to reach 500k if enough sponsors.
#InThisTogether
. Please join! Read details below.
@PMEthiopia
@TakeleUma
@lia_tadesse
@jack
@JackMa
@BillGates
@DrSenait
@DrTedros
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Muraho Rwanda! A lovely greeting at my hotel in
#Kigali
- excited to be back and moving forward on setting up the
#timbuktoo
Fund in the Kigali International Financial Center
@Nbarigye
@UNDPRwanda
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Today is
#OrthodoxChristmas
in
#Ethiopia
.Holiday traditions include covering the floor with grass (qetema), special breakfast with giant dabo bread which my 97 yr old father sliced with a prayer, bunna coffee ceremony with incense & sizzling fresh lamb tibs. Melkam Genna to all!
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Very honored to have joined board of
@CNFA
global leader in smallholder farmer support programs &more. Privilege to serve alongside highly reputed board w/senior professionals across public & corporates incl 2 fmr US Secretaries of
#ag
. Look forward to supporting the good work!
A globally recognized leader on
#agricultural
commodity markets and African development, CNFA appointed Dr.
@EleniGabre
Madhin, chief executive of
@blueMoonEth
, to its Board of Directors. Join us in welcoming Dr. Gabre-Madhin to the CNFA team!
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I landed in Wash DC this morning, went straight to cooking a turkey & more for these people I love. Am grateful for love & family. Am grateful for health & spirit that enables me to have this life. Am grateful for purpose. Am grateful for God.
In all things, give thanks always!
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“Those who love peace must learn to organize as effectively as those who love war.”
Martin Luther King Jr.
#LoveWon
#Ethiopia
#Eritrea
@PM_AbiyAhmed
@fitsumaregaa
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@CalebMeakins
who touched so, so many of us.
A few hours since he has passed into the arms of his Creator, I can’t think of anything more powerful than this video in which he speaks of the passing of his own father. Rest well, friend. via
@YouTube
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The only female head of state in Africa today, our very own Madame President
@SahleWorkZewde
meets the future female power of Ethiopia
#powertopower
#thefutureisnow
#theFutureisFemale
@blueMoonEth
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መልካም ገና to Ethiopian and other Orthodox Christians around the world.
May the season bring you blessings of Love, Light, and Peace.
#Ethiopia
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Hard to believe that Dr Tibebe is gone, another victim of Covid. He was such an icon of
#Ethiopian
society. Rest in peace.
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One of my oldest and dearest images with my arm wrapped around my lovely mom. I must of been around 2 or 3, and already I knew she would be the single most important influence on my life. She was my everything, and still is, from the beyond. Happy Mother’s Day.
#AMothersLove
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