Institute of Foreign Affairs - IFA (@ifa

Institute of Foreign Affairs - IFA

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Institute of Foreign Affairs - IFA

@ifa_ethiopia

Independent think tank providing research, training, and strategic insights on Horn of Africa and global affairs.

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Joined December 2019

Institute of Foreign Affairs - IFA
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Jun 17
What if COP32 is remembered not as another climate summit, but as the moment Africa rewrote the rules of climate diplomacy? As Addis Ababa prepares to host the conference, Eman examines how Ethiopia could help transform Africa’s role from climate-vulnerable stakeholder to
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Jun 16
Closing Remarks | #ARDATalk Dr. Abdi Zenebe, Deputy Director of @ifa_ethiopia, emphasized that Ethiopia’s National Dialogue is more than a procedural democratic exercise; it is a deeper reorientation of how Ethiopians understand power, politics, authority, state-society
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Jun 16
“Ethiopia’s National Dialogue is not only a political process; it is also an epistemic one. It asks how we understand ourselves, our past, and the future we want to build together.” Dr. Ambaye Ogato, Commissioner, Ethiopian National Dialogue Commission #IFA_Ethiopia #ARDATalk
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Jun 16
LIVE | Keynote Remarks | #ARDATalk Dr. Ambaye Ogato, Commissioner of the Ethiopian National Dialogue Commission, is delivering a keynote address at ARDA TALK under the theme, “Ethiopia’s National Dialogue: Shaping Post-Election Trajectories, 2026.” He emphasized that Ethiopia’s
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Jun 16
Opening Remarks | #ARDATalk Dr. Abdi Zenebe, Deputy Director of @ifa_ethiopia, highlighted the importance of ARDA TALK as a dynamic bridge between diplomacy, academia, and practical statecraft. He noted that Ethiopia stands at a historic crossroads, where the National Dialogue
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Jun 16
𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐄𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐍𝐎𝐖 | #𝐀𝐑𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐤 The Institute of Foreign Affairs (@ifa_ethiopia) is hosting Dr. Ambaye Ogato, Commissioner of the Ethiopian National Dialogue Commission, for a high-level ARDA TALK. Under the theme, “𝑬𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒐𝒑𝒊𝒂’𝒔 𝑵𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍
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Jun 15
Pagak was never important because of the size of the facility. It was important because of where it sat. South Sudan’s decision to terminate Egyptian military activity near Pagak reveals a deeper reality: Egypt’s Ethiopia-facing pressure architecture depends on host states whose
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Jun 13
🔹 ARDA Talk: Can National Dialogue Redefine Ethiopia’s Future? The July 15 national consultation conference will mark the concluding phase of this historic process, bringing stakeholders together to shape Ethiopia’s governance, peace, and strategic posture. ARDATalk convenes a
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Jun 13
Egypt can no longer assume automatic Arab institutional alignment whenever Ethiopia is placed on the agenda. The question now is whether Ethiopia’s Gulf partnerships, Red Sea interdependence, and expanding regional agency can permanently fragment the old consensus that once
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Jun 12
✅ CONCLUDED | The High-Level Policy Dialogue on Ethiopia's Border Governance has closed in Addis Ababa — with the roadmap for integrated border management approved. The closing image said it best: every delegate — community leaders, officials, researchers, partners — standing
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Jun 12
📌 ADOPTED | After two days of deliberation, the High-Level Policy Dialogue has finalised the draft roadmap for Ethiopia's integrated border governance. Federal and regional government representatives, researchers, and representatives of communities from Ethiopia's five
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Jun 12
The final panelist H.E. Cheru Geta, State Minister for Conflict Management and Federalism at the Ministry of Peace, emphasized that lasting peace and security in border areas can be achieved by strengthening socio-cultural ties and cooperation among border communities. He
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Jun 12
Eng. Gosa Damissie emphasized the need for strong immigration control, close border monitoring, and cooperation with neighboring countries to manage migrants, returnees, and border movement effectively. #BorderGovernance #Immigration #Ethiopia #IFA
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