Ethiopia’s National Dialogue Moves Into Final Harmonization Stage

Addis Ababa, August 14, 2026 (ENA) — Ethiopia’s National Dialogue has entered a new phase, with recommendations developed by thematic working groups now undergoing harmonization before being presented to the main national assembly of 4,000 participants.

The Ethiopian National Dialogue Commission (ENDC) announced the development on Friday, describing it as a significant step in the country’s ongoing dialogue process aimed at building consensus on key national issues.

According to the Commission, the recommendations agreed upon by the working groups are now being reviewed by a 120-member harmonization team established to align, organize, and consolidate the proposals before their submission to the plenary assembly.

 

The team consists of 15 representatives selected from each of the eight working groups, each of which comprises about 500 participants.

ENDC said the harmonization team is responsible for examining the recommendations, ensuring consistency across the proposals, and identifying any overlaps, contradictions, or gaps that may emerge from the deliberations of the different groups.

The Commission said the team is currently reviewing presentations from each working group as part of the broader effort to consolidate the recommendations into a coherent national framework.

Once the harmonization process is completed, the consolidated recommendations will be organized and submitted to the main assembly for consideration by the full body of dialogue participants.

The latest development marks a crucial transition from thematic deliberations to the integration of proposals into a unified set of recommendations that can be debated and considered at the national level.

 

The dialogue reached a major milestone on Thursday when the Commission announced that participants had achieved consensus across all eight thematic agenda pillars, completing the consensus-building process on the full national dialogue agenda.

The harmonization phase is expected to play a pivotal role in translating the outcomes of the working groups into a coordinated set of proposals for the next stage of Ethiopia’s National Dialogue.