Congratulations to the new President of the United States of America, Barack Obama!! And Congratulations to all of our people from Ethiopia who have worked day and night to help Barack Obama get elected!! It is not just because Obama is an African American that i am happy to see him victorious. It is not because of Obama's paternal heritage and my Oromo descent, just like many Oromos in northern Kenya and southern Ethiopia. And It is not simply because Bush has been replaced by a new president. But it is because of the hope in the principles of what Obama stands for. It is because of his stated values of democracy and peace. It is about his stance against wars, bloodshed and aggression around the world. Against pessimism and stubborn leadership. Against double standards and division. It is FOR equality and peace. All of these values and principles President Obama has supported and preached during his campaign is the reason why all of us Africans should be pleased to see him become the new US President and these should be the main reasons why all Africans should congratulate President Obama. As much as we should celebrate this first black US president, we should also ALL stand in appreciation, in hope and anticipation of his championing of the ideals we all hold high! This is trully a chance for a new beginning in America as well as in Africa and the world. We have to keep hope high that the American economy will rebound so that the global economy will have the stable leadership it needs. Under Obama leadership, we have to keep hope that economic equality and social services will be felt meaningful in all corners of America. We have to keep hope that Obama will cross over and break barriers to reach out to America's enemies so that they become American FRIENDS, because we have recently been watching the world get divided in groups, just like 20 years ago when the West and the Eastern Soviet global powers played chess games. As

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