Amidst the euphoria, the new PM reiterated his appeal to everyone to join hands and support development efforts back home. Still, the whole conception of the Ethiopian Diaspora Trust Fund (EDTF), albeit a timely idea, is in much need of a revision – a ‘reset’, to be exact. The big one here is the reference to the ‘3 million strong’ Ethiopian diaspora and the projections made on this crude count. Diaspora engagement in contextIn policy parlance, diaspora engagement nowadays represents a gaping ‘policy window’. Diaspora engagement should also encompass extending a sense of concern and services to the welfare and advancement of the diaspora.

Source: Ethiopian News January 04, 2019 12:22 UTC