Addis Ababa, October 5, 2026 (FMC) — Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed welcomed South African President Cyril Ramaphosa to Ethiopia today and expressed appreciation for his warm congratulations on the formation of the Medemer Government.

“Ethiopia and South Africa maintain strong and historic ties, rooted in our shared commitment to African solidarity, peace, development, and a prosperous future for our continent,” Prime Minister Abiy said in a social media post following the reception of President Ramaphosa.

The Prime Minister described President Ramaphosa as his “brother” and said Ethiopia looks forward to further deepening the partnership between the two countries and strengthening the bonds of friendship ....

Addis Ababa, October 5, 2026 (FMC) — Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has delivered a forceful warning that Ethiopia must remain vigilant, strategically prepared and nationally united as profound shifts reshape the regional and global order, stressing that the country cannot afford to be caught off guard by developments unfolding around it.

Addressing Parliament after taking the constitutional oath for a renewed five-year term, PM Abiy said Ethiopia is entering the new political chapter at a time when its neighborhood and the wider international environment are undergoing rapid and unpredictable transformation.

Addis Ababa, October 5, 2026 (FMC) — Ethiopian President Taye Atske-Selassie has congratulated Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on his re-election for another five-year term, expressing his hope for a successful and productive new term in service of Ethiopia.

“Ethiopia’s vision flourishes and becomes firmly established when it is guided by thinking minds and working hands,” President Taye said in a message shared on social media.

The President expressed his happiness over Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s re-election as Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.

Addis Ababa, October 5, 2026 (FMC) — Burundi President and African Union (AU) Chairperson Evariste Ndayishimiye has congratulated Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on his re-election for another five-year term, expressing hopes for continued progress, unity and prosperity in Ethiopia.

In a message issued on behalf of the people of Burundi and in his capacity as Chairperson of the African Union, Ndayishimiye wished Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed success in his renewed mandate and expressed hope that the Ethiopian people would see continued progress as the country advances its strategic national priorities.

Addis Ababa, October 5, 2026 (FMC) — Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission Mahmoud Ali Youssouf has warmly congratulated Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on his re-election for another five-year term, expressing readiness for continued cooperation with his government on Africa’s integration, peace, security and development agenda.

In a congratulatory message, the AU Commission Chairperson said Ethiopia, as host of the AU Headquarters and the diplomatic capital of Africa, holds a special place within the continental family.

“The Chairperson looks forward to continued close cooperation with Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and his government in advancing Africa’s integration, peace, security and development agenda,” the message said.

Addis Ababa, October 5, 2026 (FMC) — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has congratulated Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on his re-election, expressing readiness to work closely with him to strengthen Ethiopia–Somalia relations and advance peace, stability and shared prosperity across the Horn of Africa.

“My warm congratulations to PM Abiy Ahmed on his re-election. I wish him every success in his renewed mandate,” President Hassan said in a message.

He added that he looks forward to working closely with Prime Minister Abiy to further strengthen bilateral relations and advance peace, stability and shared prosperity for the peoples of Somalia and Ethiopia and the wider Horn of Africa.

Addis Ababa, October 5, 2026 (FMC) — Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has underscored national unity, strategic preparedness and the indigenous Medemer philosophy as foundations of Ethiopia’s resilience, warning that the country must remain vigilant as profound geopolitical changes reshape its neighborhood and the wider region.

Addressing the inaugural proceedings of Ethiopia’s 7th House of Peoples’ Representatives today, PM Abiy said Ethiopia’s enduring national identity had withstood internal challenges and external invasions because Ethiopians have continued to move forward through a path of unity and collective strength.

“Ethiopianism has not been weakened by challenges or broken by foreign invasions because Ethiopians . . . . .

Addis Ababa, October 5, 2026 (FMC) — Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has stressed national unity, collective responsibility and forward-looking leadership as he delivered his inaugural remarks following his re-election and swearing-in for a second five-year term.

The remarks came during today’s landmark inaugural proceedings of Ethiopia’s House of Peoples’ Representatives and House of Federation, which formally opened the 7th parliamentary term. The House of Peoples’ Representatives re-elected Abiy Ahmed as Prime Minister, after which he took the constitutional oath of office before Parliament for the new term.

Addis Ababa, October 5, 2026 (FMC) — Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Executive Secretary Workneh Gebeyehu has congratulated Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on his re-election, wishing him success in his renewed mandate and the people of Ethiopia continued progress, unity and prosperity.

“I extend my congratulations to Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on his re-election as Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia,” Workneh said in a message following the Prime Minister’s re-election and swearing-in for a second five-year term.

“I wish him every success in his renewed mandate and the people of Ethiopia continued progress, unity and prosperity as the country advances its national priorities,” he added.

Addis Ababa, October 5, 2026 (FMC) — Ethiopia’s House of Peoples’ Representatives has re-elected Abiy Ahmed as Prime Minister and sworn him in for a second five-year term, formally entrusting him with the leadership of the federal government as the country’s 7th parliamentary term gets underway.

During the inaugural proceedings of the first working year of the 7th House of Peoples’ Representatives, Deputy Prime Minister Temesgen Truneh, representing the ruling Prosperity Party, presented Abiy Ahmed as the party’s nominee to serve as Prime Minister for a five-year term.

The House subsequently unanimously endorsed his nomination, re-electing Abiy Ahmed as Prime Minister. He then took the constitutional oath of office, formally assuming his mandate for the new . . . . .

Addis Ababa, October 5, 2026 (FMC) — Ahmed Shide has been unanimously elected and sworn in as Speaker of Ethiopia’s House of Peoples’ Representatives as the 7th parliamentary term gets underway.

Ahmed Shide, who most recently served as Minister of Transport and Logistics, assumes the speakership as the newly constituted House begins its work under the new parliamentary term.

His election and swearing-in took place during the inaugural proceedings of the House, marking a key institutional step in the opening of the new parliamentary term and the formal formation of Ethiopia’s new Medemer Government.

Addis Ababa, October 5, 2026 (FMC) — Ethiopia’s House of Federation has elected Ms. Muferihat Kamil as Chief Speaker and Mr. Desta Ledamo as Deputy Speaker, constituting the leadership of the upper house as the 7th parliamentary term gets underway.

The elections were held during the House’s inaugural session for the first working year of the new parliamentary term, conducted in the presence of President Taye Atske-Selassie.

Ms. Muferihat most recently served as Minister of Labor and Skills Development, while Mr. Desta most recently served as Chief Administrator of the Sidama Region.

Addis Ababa, October 5, 2026 (FMC) — The formal ceremony for the formation of Ethiopia’s new Medemer Government and the opening of the 7th parliamentary term is underway in Addis Ababa, bringing together senior government officials and invited guests.

President Taye Atske-Selassie officially opened the constituent session of the 7th term of the House of Peoples’ Representatives, formally inaugurating the work of the newly elected Parliament.

The President conveyed his congratulations and best wishes to members elected to the House in the 7th General Election as they assume their constitutional responsibilities.

The newly elected members of the House of Peoples’ Representatives have also taken their oath of office, ...

Addis Ababa, October 5, 2026 (FMC) — Ethiopia is entering a new political and parliamentary chapter today as the new Medemer Government is formally established following the seventh general election held on June 1, 2026.

More than 54 million Ethiopians took part in the election, in which 42 political parties competed for seats in the federal and regional legislative bodies. The National Election Board of Ethiopia subsequently announced that the Prosperity Party won 438 seats in the House of Peoples’ Representatives, securing the parliamentary majority required to form the federal government.

Following the election outcome and the mandate obtained from voters, the Prosperity Party is set to formally establish the new Medemer Government today, October 5.

Addis Ababa, October 5, 2026 (FMC) — Ethiopia’s new political chapter is taking shape around a proposition that has become increasingly consequential in the country’s recent political trajectory: that national politics need not be a permanent contest of mutual obstruction, exclusion and institutional rupture, but can become a framework in which competing ideas enter the same constitutional space and contribute to the work of governing.

That transition is at the heart of the formation of the new Medemer Government.

For much of modern Ethiopian political history, political competition has frequently been intertwined with deeper struggles over power, identity, representation and the structure of the state.

Addis Ababa, October 5, 2026 (FMC) — A country’s progress is measured not only by its roads, buildings and economic output, but also by the quality of the state citizens encounter every day.

When public institutions become faster, more accessible, transparent and responsive, the transformation reaches beyond government offices—it reshapes the relationship between citizens and the state and strengthens the country’s development trajectory.

This is one of the visible dimensions of Ethiopia’s Medemer journey.

Over recent years, the Medemer philosophy has informed efforts to build a modern, efficient and citizen-centred public administration. The objective has gone beyond digitizing old procedures. It has increasingly involved rethinking how the state connects institutions, delivers services and responds to citizens.

Addis Ababa, October 5, 2026 (FMC) — As Ethiopia swears in its new federal government today, the country enters a new phase in its political and institutional trajectory—one that extends well beyond the formal assumption of executive office.

The moment brings an electoral mandate into government, but its deeper significance lies in what follows: translating that mandate into effective governance, consolidating democratic institutions, advancing the outcomes of national dialogue, strengthening state capacity and renewing the relationship between citizens and the state around the principles of responsibility, inclusion, security, opportunity and public service.

Addis Ababa, October 5, 2026 (FMC) — For years, Ethiopia spent up to one billion US dollars annually to import wheat to meet domestic demand—a striking paradox for a country endowed with vast agricultural land, abundant water resources and a large rural workforce capable of producing at scale. The more profound problem was not simply the foreign exchange leaving the country. It was the gap between what Ethiopia possessed and what it was able to produce.

Closing that gap has become one of the clearest demonstrations of Ethiopia’s evolving capacity to turn national potential into measurable economic output. Through a combination of irrigation expansion, agricultural mechanization, improved seed varieties, coordinated production, strengthened extension . . . . 

Addis Ababa, October 5, 2026 (FMC) — Ethiopia has warned that political rhetoric, coercive measures and proxy aggression cannot alter the geographic and historical realities surrounding the Abay River and the Red Sea, while reaffirming its sovereignty, territorial integrity and commitment to peaceful regional engagement.

In a press statement issued today, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Ethiopia’s position as the source of the Abay River, commonly known as the Blue Nile, is an established geographic reality that must inform discussions concerning the river’s utilization and management.

Addis Ababa, October 5, 2026 (FMC) — Eritrea’s latest diplomatic rupture with Ethiopia has brought into focus a pattern that has defined much of its post-independence history: a state shaped by permanent mobilization, recurrent confrontation and a security doctrine that has repeatedly spilled beyond its borders.

Ethiopia’s decision on October 1 to close its embassy in Asmara and declare 10 Eritrean diplomats persona non grata came after Addis Ababa cited direct and indirect acts of hostility and belligerence that threatened its national security. Ethiopia said the diplomats had engaged in activities violating diplomatic norms, while reaffirming its commitment to peaceful coexistence, regional stability and integration.

Addis Ababa, October 5, 2026 (FMC) — An axe does not swing itself. Its blade may be the part that strikes the tree, but the force behind the blow comes from the hand that grips the handle and decides where the cut will fall.

In the politics of the Horn of Africa and the Nile Basin, this simple image offers a revealing way to understand a much longer history: when direct pressure fails, the axe changes hands, the instruments change names, and proxy politics takes the place of open confrontation.

The history of Egypt’s relationship with Eritrean separatist forces is not a matter of conjecture or political folklore.

Addis Ababa, October 5, 2026 (FMC) — Ethiopia has repatriated 1,701 citizens who had been living in difficult circumstances in Saudi Arabia, as the country continues efforts to protect Ethiopians abroad, facilitate their safe return and support their reintegration at home.

The latest group includes 26 children and 32 adolescents below the age of 18, according to the Ministry of Women and Social Affairs.

Upon arrival, the returnees are receiving necessary assistance and care at the airport and temporary accommodation centers, while efforts are also underway to reunite them with their families.

Addis Ababa, October 4, 2026 (FMC) — In the Horn of Africa, where history, geography and national interests intersect, diplomatic statements grounded in dialogue and internationally recognized principles can open space for a more constructive regional future.

Recent remarks by Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud regarding Ethiopia’s pursuit of access to the sea have drawn attention to an issue of profound strategic importance for Ethiopia.

Speaking to Al Jazeera, President Hassan said that Ethiopia can reach the Red Sea, while stressing that there are “always standards, ways to reach” the sea and expressing hope that universally accepted standards would be followed.

Addis Ababa, October 4, 2026 (FMC) — Irreecha Hora Harsade, the Oromo thanksgiving festival, was celebrated colorfully in Bishoftu, drawing large crowds to the lakeside and public gathering places across the town.

The celebration began with traditional blessings by the Aba Gadas, who invoked peace, unity and prosperity for participants as the festival got underway.

At Hora Harsade Lake, thousands of festival-goers gathered in a vibrant display of Oromo cultural heritage, dressed in traditional attire and taking part in songs, prayers and thanksgiving rituals.

Addis Ababa, October 4, 2026 (FMC) — The illegal TPLF group manipulated propaganda and poverty to keep Tigray under political control, using sustained political influence and public dependency to preserve its grip over the region, former head of the Tigray Interim Administration Abraham Belay said.

Speaking in an exclusive interview with Fana Media Corporation, Abraham said the illegal TPLF group had for decades relied on propaganda to mobilize people in Tigray and the diaspora, presenting its political narrative as though it represented the interests of the people while pursuing its own political objectives.

He said the group sought to keep virtually every aspect of political and social life in Tigray under its control, suppressing alternative voices and limiting space for competing political perspectives.

Addis Ababa, October 4, 2026 (FMC) — The Ethiopian Federal Government fulfilled the commitments it undertook under the Pretoria Peace Accord, while the banned TPLF group repeatedly acted against the agreement’s core obligations, Commissioner of the Ethiopian Nuclear Energy Commission Abraham Belay (PhD) said.

Speaking in an exclusive interview with Fana Media Corporation, Abraham said the Federal Government entered the Pretoria peace process with a clear strategic objective: to end the conflict, save lives, restore normal life in the Tigray region and create conditions for lasting peace and development.

Addis Ababa, October 4, 2026 (FMC) — A country is more than borders drawn on a map. It is a living compact among its people—a shared consciousness shaped by history, sustained by mutual responsibility and bound by the determination to inhabit the future together.

When that common bond weakens, even the deepest historical roots cannot by themselves guarantee stability. When people lose the ability to speak to one another, differences can harden into divisions, grievances can become inherited wounds and a nation’s shared horizon can gradually disappear behind competing visions of the past.

Addis Ababa, October 4, 2026 (FMC) — Some victories do not arrive with thunder. They are forged quietly through perseverance. Some chapters of history are not written on stages, but in the choices people make, the voices they raise and the future they insist on shaping.

For Ethiopia, the seventh general election was more than a day at the ballot box.

It opened a new chapter in which millions of citizens placed their voices at the centre of the country’s political direction, casting their votes for the parties and candidates they believed could carry Ethiopia toward lasting peace, development and a stronger future.

Addis Ababa, October 4, 2026 (FMC) — Government formation is more than the opening of a new political term.

It is the moment when a country’s electoral process begins to assume institutional form, when the authority expressed through the ballot is translated into public responsibility, and when expectations placed upon a government become a mandate to deliver.

Ethiopia now stands at that threshold. Following the June 1 seventh general election, the country is preparing to open a new parliamentary term and constitute its federal government on October 5, marking the formal transition from an electoral cycle to a new five-year period of governance.

Addis Ababa, October 4, 2026 (FMC) — Ethiopia’s industrial landscape is undergoing a transformation that reaches well beyond the expansion of factories.

At its core is a broader economic shift: the gradual reorientation of the country from a predominantly consumption- and raw-material-dependent economy toward one increasingly defined by production, manufacturing capacity, investment and competitiveness.

Over the past eight years, the government’s comprehensive economic reforms have sought to address structural and productivity constraints that had long weighed on the industrial sector.

Addis Ababa, October 4, 2026 (FMC) — Ethiopia’s sovereignty has never rested on geography alone. It has endured through the iron resolve, sacrifice and vigilance of generations who have stood between the nation and those who sought to threaten its peace, independence and territorial integrity.

Across deserts scorched by relentless heat and highlands hardened by bitter cold, Ethiopian soldiers continue to carry that historic responsibility. Their story is not simply one of military service. It is a living testament to human courage, patriotism and sacrifice—a steadfast defence of a nation whose sovereignty has been preserved at enormous cost.

Addis Ababa, October 4, 2026 (FMC) — Imagine being told that the water flowing through your own backyard cannot be put to work, while the sea lying beyond that same backyard must remain permanently beyond your reach.

That is the extraordinary logic at the heart of the position Cairo has long advanced toward Ethiopia: Ethiopia should exercise extraordinary restraint over the waters originating within its territory, while its effort to secure meaningful and negotiated access to the Red Sea is treated as though it were an unacceptable ambition.

Addis Ababa, October 4, 2026 (FMC) — External adversaries are using the illegal TPLF group as a proxy to weaken Ethiopia and prevent the country from building its strength and advancing its national interests, Commissioner of the Ethiopian Nuclear Energy Commission Abraham Belay (PhD) said.

Speaking in an exclusive interview with Fana Media Corporation, Abraham said Ethiopia is facing a coordinated effort in which external forces exploit internal differences and use armed groups to keep the country embroiled in conflict, undermine national unity and prevent the consolidation of its capabilities.

Addis Ababa, October 4, 2026 (FMC) — The illegal TPLF group deliberately blocked efforts to return internally displaced persons (IDPs) to their homes, seeking to keep their displacement alive as its last political card, Commissioner of the Ethiopian Nuclear Energy Commission Abraham Belay (PhD) said.

Speaking in an exclusive interview with Fana Media Corporation, Abraham said the Federal Government had repeatedly worked to facilitate the safe return of citizens displaced by the northern conflict, but the illegal TPLF group obstructed those efforts because it regarded the IDP issue as a political instrument.

He said displaced people wanted to return to their homes, reclaim their livelihoods, cultivate their land and rebuild their lives, but the group had no genuine interest in enabling them to do so.

Addis Ababa, October 3, 2026 (FMC) — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said Mogadishu does not object to Ethiopia accessing the sea, while stressing that Somalia has “very good” relations with Addis Ababa.

Speaking in an interview with Al Jazeera, President Hassan said landlocked African countries have access to the sea, noting that the Red Sea is among the seas surrounding Africa.

He said there are “always standards, ways to reach” the sea and expressed hope that universally accepted standards would be followed.