God Save the King… Somewhere Else: Why the idea of a new constitutional monarchy in Ethiopia is a bad idea.

There are some who keep campaigning for the restoration of the old Ethiopian monarchy, but it’s not necessary and there’s a better alternative scheme for a head of state in a post-Abiy Ethiopia.

Today, I got an email invitation to an Ethiopia diaspora event later this month south of the border. I had to decline because I’m supposed to go to a wedding of a friend that weekend, and contrary to what folks might think, I’m not made of money and even a flight into the U.S. is a lot of cash these days.

Then in the follow-up exchange, the point person …