Can't believe how much the *birr* has dropped again; everything in the market keeps getting more expensive. Meanwhile, the election results are out and it's clear the Prosperity Party has a strong mandate. But with all these new reports about rising tensions in Tigray and the TPLF accusing the federal government of violating the peace deal, it feels like we're constantly on edge. And now this National Dialogue is starting in Addis on the 15th; do you think it can actually bring us closer to lasting peace?