Ethiopia Seeks to Turn Water Resources into an Engine of Agricultural and Export Growth – Newly Appointed Minister↗
Addis Ababa, October 9, 2026 (FMC) — Ethiopia is seeking to harness its substantial water resources to accelerate agricultural transformation and expand export production, with improved irrigation, technological advancement and solar…
Meeting Ethiopia’s Expectations Will Be Our Main Focus Over the Next Five Years – Finance Minister Fitsum Assefa↗
Addis Ababa, October 8, 2026 (FMC) — Meeting Ethiopia’s expectations and delivering on the mandate entrusted by the Ethiopian people will be the government’s main focus over the next five years said the new Minister of Finance Fitsum…
Education Minister Vows to Complete Ongoing Sector Reforms↗
Addis Ababa, October 8, 2026 (FMC) — Minister of Education Berhanu Nega (Prof.) has pledged to work with renewed determination to complete the ongoing reform efforts in Ethiopia’s education sector. Berhanu Nega was reappointed as Minister…
Hostilities and the Incubation of Hostile Juniors: Asmara’s Regime Trademark Strategy↗
Addis Ababa, October 8, 2026 (FMC) – There is a striking contradiction at the heart of the Isaias Afeworki regime. More than three decades after Eritrea’s separation from Ethiopia, the regime in Asmara has failed to turn its grand promise…
UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed Arrives in Addis Ababa for Working Visit↗
Addis Ababa, October 8, 2026 (FMC) — United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed has arrived in Addis Ababa for a working visit, with discussions expected to focus on shared priorities and further strengthening the…
PM Abiy Says Gov’t Appointment Is Not for Leisure but a Profound National Trust Demanding Immense Effort↗
Addis Ababa, October 8, 2026 (FMC) — Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has described government appointment as a profound national trust requiring immense effort to strengthen Ethiopia, foster its prosperity and advance the country along the path…
Ethiopia Has Prepared a Medemer Grand Strategy Extending Through 2050, PM Abiy Announces↗
Addis Ababa, October 8, 2026 (FMC) — Ethiopia has prepared a Medemer Grand Strategy extending through 2050, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced Thursday, revealing a long-range strategic framework as the country’s newly constituted…
PM Abiy Makes Additional Senior Executive Appointments as New Medemer Government Takes Shape↗
Addis Ababa, October 8, 2026 (FMC) — Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has made a series of additional senior executive appointments, further shaping the institutional leadership of Ethiopia’s new Medemer Government as it begins its five-year…
Women and Political Pluralism Shape Ethiopia’s New Ministerial Cabinet↗
Addis Ababa, October 8, 2026 (FMC) — Women and political pluralism feature prominently in Ethiopia’s new Ministerial Cabinet, with nine women among the 22 ministers approved by the House of Peoples’ Representatives today as the new Medemer…
Ethiopia’s New Ministerial Cabinet Marks Historic First, Bringing Harari Representation to Federal Executive↗
Addis Ababa, October 8, 2026 (FMC) — Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s new ministerial Cabinet has marked a historic first with the appointment of Mohammed Abdurahman, from Harari Region, as Minister of Urban and Infrastructure, bringing the…
Gedion Timothewos Reappointed as Ethiopia’s Foreign Minister for Second Term↗
Addis Ababa, October 8, 2026 (FMC) — Gedion Timothewos has been reappointed as Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia for a second term, continuing to lead the country’s diplomatic affairs as the new…
Mr. Temesgen Tiruneh Appointed as Ethiopia’s Deputy Prime Minister as He Begins Second Term in Office↗
Addis Ababa, October 8, 2026 (FMC) — Mr. Temesgen Tiruneh has been appointed as Deputy Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia for a second term, as he begins another five-year tenure in the country’s federal…
Ethiopia’s Parliament Approves New Ministerial Cabinet as 7th Term Government Takes Shape↗
Addis Ababa, October 8, 2026 (FMC) — Ethiopia’s House of Peoples’ Representatives has unanimously approved the 23 ministerial cabinet nominees presented by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, completing the parliamentary approval process for the…
PM Abiy Presents 22 Ministerial Nominees to Parliament as New Medemer Government Takes Shape↗
Addis Ababa, October 8, 2026 (FMC) — Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has presented 22 ministerial nominees to Ethiopia’s House of Peoples’ Representatives as the new Medemer Government moves toward the formation of its Cabinet. The nominees were…
Ethiopia’s Parliament Opens Second Regular Session as PM Abiy Presents Cabinet Nominees↗
Addis Ababa, October 8, 2026 (FMC) — Ethiopia’s House of Peoples’ Representatives has begun its second regular session of the 7th parliamentary term in the presence of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, with the Prime Minister presenting nominees…
African Defence Chiefs Deliberating Coordinated Response to Emerging Security Threats in Kampala↗
Addis Ababa, October 8, 2026 (FMC) — Ethiopia is taking part in high-level African defence deliberations in Kampala as defence chiefs and senior military leaders from across the continent explore coordinated responses to an increasingly…
From the Caribbean to Asia, Across Africa: The World Welcomes Ethiopia’s New Chapter with Messages of Hope, Partnership and Solidarity↗
Addis Ababa, October 8, 2026 (FMC) — From the Caribbean to Asia and from the heart of Africa to the shores of the Indian Ocean, messages arriving in Addis Ababa following Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s re-election have carried a strikingly…
The Weight of Two, the Promise of Many: Ethiopia and Nigeria in Africa’s Shared Future↗
Addis Ababa, October 8, 2026 (FMC) — Some relationships are measured in agreements signed and visits exchanged. Others acquire a deeper meaning with time—becoming part of the diplomatic memory of a continent and, eventually, part of its…
Jamaican PM Andrew Holness Congratulates Ethiopia’s PM Abiy Ahmed on Re-Election, Commends Solidarity in Hurricane Melissa Recovery↗
Addis Ababa, October 7, 2026 (FMC) — Prime Minister of Jamaica has extended heartfelt congratulations to Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on his re-election, commending Ethiopia’s solidarity with Jamaica in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa and…
Beyond Congratulations: What Africa’s Messages to Ethiopia Reveal About a Continent Watching Its Next Chapter↗
Addis Ababa, October 7, 2026 (FMC) — There is a language of diplomacy that rarely says everything directly. A congratulatory message may appear to be protocol. A few carefully chosen words about friendship, cooperation, peace or prosperity…
If the Red Sea Is Not a Shared Concern, How Can the Abbay Be a Shared River?↗
Addis Ababa, October 7, 2026 (FMC) — There is a revealing contradiction at the heart of the latest geopolitical positioning around the Red Sea and the Abbay: when geography serves their interests, certain governments invoke it as an…
UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Extends Congratulations to PM Abiy on Re-election↗
Addis Ababa, October 7, 2026 (FMC) — UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has extended congratulations to Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on his re-election for a new five-year term. The UAE President conveyed his congratulations…
The Guardian Report Puts the Illegal TPLF Group’s Forced Recruitment of Children in Tigray Region Under Global Spotlight↗
Addis Ababa, October 7, 2026 (FMC) — Fresh testimony published by British newspaper The Guardian has put the alleged forced recruitment of children and young people by forces aligned with the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) under…
Ethiopia’s Lawmakers Endorse Reconfiguration of Four Federal Ministries as 22-Ministry Structure Continues↗
Addis Ababa, October 7, 2026 (FMC) — Ethiopia’s House of Peoples’ Representatives has endorsed a new legal framework reconfiguring four federal ministries and sharpening the institutional mandates of the federal executive, as the country’s…
Medemer Gov’t Mirrors Ethiopian People’s Resilience and Political Determination: Former Parliament Speaker↗
Addis Ababa, October 6, 2026 (FMC) — The formation of Ethiopia’s new Medemer Government reflects the resilience, determination and political participation of the Ethiopian people, former Speaker of the House of Peoples’ Representatives…
Ethiopia–Nigeria Leadership Exchange on Nutrition Opens in Addis Ababa to Advance African-Led Solutions to Malnutrition↗
Addis Ababa, October 7, 2026 (FMC) — The Ethiopia–Nigeria Leadership Exchange on nutrition has opened in Addis Ababa, bringing together senior leaders from the two countries to share experiences, learn from one another and strengthen…
From Humble Beginnings to the Premiership: What Journey Shaped the Leader Guiding Ethiopia Through Transformation?↗
Addis Ababa, October 7, 2026 (FMC) – On October 5, 2026, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed stood before Ethiopia’s newly constituted Parliament and took the constitutional oath for another five-year term at the helm of the country. The moment…
Ethiopia and Nigeria Explore Food Security Cooperation, Investment and Stronger People-to-People Ties↗
Addis Ababa, October 7, 2026 (FMC) — Ethiopia and Nigeria have discussed potential areas of bilateral cooperation, with particular emphasis on food security, experience sharing, investment and stronger people-to-people relations.…
Ethiopia’s Parliament Reviews Draft Bill Reconfiguring Federal Executive Structure↗
Addis Ababa, October 7, 2026 (FMC) — Ethiopia’s newly constituted House of Peoples’ Representatives is reviewing a draft proclamation that proposes changes to the designation, organizational structure, powers and functions of federal…
National Rehabilitation Commission Calls on Militants in Tigray Region to Surrender Arms, Join Rehabilitation Process↗
Addis Ababa, October 7, 2026 (FMC) — Ethiopia’s National Rehabilitation Commission (NRC) has called on militants in the Tigray Region to hand over their arms to Ethiopian Defense Force units near their vicinities and enter the…