Abdullah Bagersh is the managing director of SA Bagersh, one of the prominent coffee exporters here.

Gebru Asrat is a former president of Tigray Regional State (1991–2001) and one of the top leaders and executive and central committee member as well as politburo member of the Tigrayan People's Liberation Front (TPLF), and the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front. 

Lidetu Ayalew, the founder and the longest-serving president of Ethiopian Democratic Party (EDP), rose to prominence in Ethiopia’s opposition politics during the highly contested 2005 general elections.

Wondwossen Kassie is a notable Ethiopian businessman in the East Africa Region and the man behind Nahoo TV Network, one of the few recently emerged private TV network channels in Ethiopia. 

Cirino Hiteng Ofuho (PhD) is a South Sudanese national born in old Torit district of Eastern Equatoria State and a cadre of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM), whose arms wing is the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA), which is responsible for the freedom of South Sudan.

Tewodros Mebrahtu has accumulated invaluable expertise in the ICT sector abroad for close to two decade; particularly in the U.S. He was responsible for software production lines, solution lines and was in charge of addressing enterprise level performance and development issues.

Fred Oladeinde serves as president of the Foundation for Democracy in Africa; a Washington DC-based non-profit organization steadfastly promoting participatory democracy, sustainable development and economic growth in Africa.

Alex de Waal (Prof.) is Executive Director of the World Peace Foundation and a Research Professor at The Fletcher School.

Following the failed coup attempt staged in Turkey on Friday July 15, 2016 Ambassador Fatih Ulusoy and his staff have been busy in pursuing instructions sent from Ankara and hosting and receiving messages conveyed to Turkish People by Ethiopians here.

Julie Mehretu is a critically acclaimed artist who was able to offer new insights into human existence through multi-layered architectures and abstract compositions.