Ethiopia is not retreating from its maritime agenda—it is redefining it.
Foreign Minister Gedion Timothewos has shifted the debate from sovereignty and confrontation to development, connectivity, and regional prosperity. The objective remains sea access. The strategy is becoming harder to oppose.
Read the latest analysis: https://t.co/WwCta1ZD15
The State Minister Ambassador Hadera Abera bid farewell to the Ambassador of Ireland, who had completed her term in Ethiopia. During their discussion, she expressed her desire to strengthen the partnership between Ethiopia and Ireland.
#Ireland#Ethiopia
Friday 19 June 2026 Addis Ababa
I had a constructive meeting with Mohamed Abdi Ware, Deputy Executive Secretary General, to discuss ways of enhancing the role of Intergovernmental Authority on Development in the region and reaffirm Ethiopia’s continued support for its mission. Our discussions centered on strengthening cooperation to promote regional peace and stability, while also advancing greater integration among member states.
Ethiopia remains steadfast in its commitment to supporting IGAD’s initiatives aimed at fostering economic cooperation, social cohesion, sustainable regional development and peace and security for the benefit of all member countries.
As the rainy season arrives, the hand of kindness we extend to our people grows longer with it. Today, we officially launched this year's rainy season volunteer campaign in South West Shewa Zone, Goro District, Gurura Village, where 20 homes will be built per our rural corridor initiative design.
It is only when we extend a hand to one another that we lift our country together, which is why I urge every Ethiopian to join this effort!
Wed June 17 2026, Addis Ababa
I held discussions with H.E. Chen Hai, Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China, on advancing Ethiopia–China relations and deepening bilateral cooperation. Our exchange focused on emerging technologies, particularly AI Governance, alongside Green Development and Climate priorities, including support for COP32 logistics. Ethiopia conveyed its appreciation for China’s continued partnership, and both sides reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening practical cooperation in areas of shared interest.
አገራችን ኢትዮጵያ ለጀመረችው የእድገት ጎዳና እና ለስመጥሩ አየር መንገዳችን የሚመጥነው በአፍሪካ ግዙፋ የቢሾፍቱ አለምአቀፍ አየር ማረፊያ ግንባታ በክቡር ጠቅላይ ሚኒስትር ዐቢይ አህመድ (ዶ/ር) ያላሰለሰ ክትትል በፍጥነት እየተከናወነ ይገኛል።
ፕሮጄክቱ ሙሉ ለሙሉ ሲጠናቅ በዓመት 110 ሚልዮን መንገደኞችን የማስተናገድ አቅም ያለው ሲሆን አገራችንን በአለም አቀፍ ደረጃ ቀዳሚ ከሆኑት የአየር ትራፊክ መናህሪያዎች ያሰልፉታል።
ፕሮጄክቱ በርካታ ኢኮኖሚያዊና ማህበራዊ ትሩፉቶች ያአሉት ሲሆን የአገራችንን እለምአቀፉዊ ቁመናም ከፍ ያደርጋል።
Under the steadfast leadership and continuous oversight of H.E. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD), construction of the Bishoftu International Airport—set to be Africa’s largest—is progressing rapidly. This mega-project perfectly aligns with Ethiopia's development path and the global stature of our world-renowned national carrier @flyethiopian.
Upon full completion, the mega-hub will accommodate 110 million passengers annually, positioning our nation among the world's leading aviation gateways.
This landmark project will deliver immense economic and social benefits while significantly elevating Ethiopia's global standing.
Today, we officially launched this year’s Green Legacy Initiative. With a target of planting 8 billion seedlings this year, we are steadily advancing toward our larger set goal of 65 billion trees.
Join the movement and leave your green legacy for future generations!
#GreenLegacy
አገራችን በምታስተናግዳቸው ዓለምአቀፋዊ እና አህጉራዊ ጉባዔዎች ላይ የግል ባለሃብቱ የጎላ ሚና እንዲኖረው የሚያስችል የውይይት መድረክ ዛሬ ሰኔ 9 ቀን 2018 ዓ.ም በመ/ቤታችን አካሂደናል።
በውይይቱ ታላላቅ ዓለም አቀፍ ኮንፈረንሶች በሚካሄዱበት ወቅት አስተማማኝ እና ቀልጣፋ የትራንስፖርት አገልግሎት በማቅረብ የአገራችንን መልካም ገጽታ መገንባት በሚቻልባቸው ጉዳዮች ዙሪያ በትራንስፖርት ዘርፍ ከተሰማሩ ባለሃብቶች ጋር ገንቢ ሃሳቦችን ተለዋውጠናል። ይህ የጋራ ጥረት በዘርፉ ላይ የላቀ አገልግሎት ለመስጠት የሚያስችል ዘላቂ አቅም ለመፍጠር ትልቅ መነሻ ይሆናል።
መሰል ግዙፍ ስብሰባዎችና ኮንፈረንሶች ከዲፕሎማሲያዊ ፋይዳቸው ባለፈ ቱሪዝምን በከፍተኛ ሁኔታ በመደገፍ ለአገር ኢኮኖሚ ያላቸው አስተዋጽኦ የጎላ ነው። በመሆኑም የግል ባለሃብቶች በትራንስፖርትና ሎጂስቲክስ ዘርፍ የላቀ ሚና መጫወት እንዲችሉ ለማገዝ ሚኒስቴር መ/ቤታችን ከትራንስፖርትና ሎጂስቲክስ ሚኒስቴር እና ከሚመለከታቸው አካላት ጋር በመሆን የሚያደርገውን ድጋፍ እና አጋርነት አጠናክሮ ይቀጥላል።
I was honored to lead a constructive discussion aimed at enhancing private sector participation in international and continental summits and conferences to be hosted in Our Country-Ethiopia.
The meeting brought together private transport investors in order to focus on establishing adequate, reliable, and high-quality transport services during major events we host in Addis Ababa. Such collaborative efforts are essential for building a positive national image and fostering sustainable, long-term capacity within our transport sector.
Beyond their profound diplomatic significance, such major international summits and conferences play a pivotal role in boosting tourism and driving the national economy. Recognizing this, our Ministry—in close coordination with the Ministry of Transport and Logistics and other key stakeholders—will continue to provide the necessary support to ensure private investors play a leading role in the transport and logistics landscape.
Tue June 16, 2026 Addis Ababa
As I bid farewell to Mrs. Olivia Leslie, Ambassador of Ireland to Ethiopia, I extend my sincere appreciation for her dedicated service and engagement throughout her tenure. Her contributions have played an important role in further strengthening the longstanding relations between Ethiopia and Ireland. I highly value the close cooperation and constructive dialogue between our two countries on issues of mutual interest and shared priorities. I wish Ambassador Leslie every success in her future endeavors.
Ethiopia remains firmly committed to deepening its cooperation with Ireland, particularly in the areas of development, trade, and investment, including strategic sectors such as aviation, telecommunications, financial services, and infrastructure development.
(9 ጁን ቀን 2026) የኢትዮጵያ ፌዴራል ቤቶች ኮርፖሬሽን እና በደቡብ ሱዳን የCentral Equatoria State በመኖሪያ፣ በንግድ እና በመንግሥት ህንፃዎች ግንባታ የመግባቢያ ስምምነት የፊርማ ስነስርዓት በመታደሜ የተሰማኝ ደስታ የላቅ ነው።
ስምምነቱ በከተማ ልማት ፕሮጀክቶች የቤቶች ግንባታ ልምድን ወደ ክልሉ ለማስፋፋትና እውቀትን ለማጋራት ከማስቻሉ በላይ ኮርፖሬሽን ወደ ክልላዊና አህጉራዊ የትብብር መድረኮች መግባቱ ሀገራዊ አቅምና ዕድገት በመሆን ሁለቱ ሀገራት ግንኙነት በኢኮኖሚ፣ በመሰረተ ልማት ግንባታ መስክ ያላቸውን ትብብር ያጠናክራል።
ተመሳሳይ ተቋማዊ ስኬቶች የኢትዮጵያን ገጽታ በአህጉራዊ ደረጃ ያጠናክራሉና የፌዴራል ቤቶች ኮርፖሬሽን እያደረገ ያለው ጥረት፣ ለኮርፖሬሽኑ ዋና ሥራ አስፈፃሚ ዶር. ረሻድ ከማል እና ለግዛቱ ገዥ ኢማኑዔል አዲል ትጋት፣ ራዕይ እና ቁርጠኝነት የሚደነቅ ነው።
I was pleased to witness the signing of the MoU between Ethiopia’s Federal Housing Corporation and the Government of Central Equatoria State.
What stood out to me was not just the agreement itself, but what it represents. Ethiopia and South Sudan have long-standing ties, and this is another practical step in turning that relationship into tangible results through housing, infrastructure, and urban development.
As an Ethiopian, I take particular pride in seeing one of our national institutions bring its experience beyond our borders. There is something encouraging about watching Ethiopian expertise earn trust and find relevance in shaping development across the region.
My appreciation to Dr. Rashad Kemal, CEO of the Federal Housing Corporation, and Governor Emmanuel Adil for their leadership in bringing this partnership to life. The work ahead in Juba is significant, and this agreement provides a solid foundation to begin.
#Ethiopia #SouthSudan #Cooperation #Housing #economicdiplomacy #RegionalIntegration
በዲጂታል ኢትዮጵያ 2030 ስትራቴጂ እና በውጭ ጉዳይ ሚኒስቴር የዲጂታል ትራንስፎርሜሽን አተገባበር ዙሪያ ከክቡር ጠቅላይ ሚኒስትር ጽሕፈት ቤት ባልደረቦች ጋር በመሆን፣ የሚኒስቴር መሥሪያ ቤታችንና የተጠሪ ተቋማት ከፍተኛ የሥራ ኃላፊዎችና ባልደረቦች የተሳተፉበት የግንዛቤ ማስጨበጫ መድረክ አካሂደናል።
በመድረኩ ላይ ተወዳዳሪነት እያየለ በመጣበት የአሁኑ ዓለም አቀፋዊ ሥርዓት ውስጥ፣ አገራችን ጠንካራ የዲጂታል አቅም በመገንባት ረገድ የምታከናውናቸው ተግባራት ዓለም አቀፍ ተወዳዳሪነቷን ለማረጋገጥና ቀጣናዊ ተጽዕኖን ይበልጥ ለማጎልበት በሚኖራቸው ፋይዳ ዙሪያ ሁሉም የመ/ቤታችን፣ የውጭ ጉዳይ ኢንስትቲውት እና የዳያስፖራ ኤጄንሲ ባልደረቦችና የስራ ኃላፊዎችን ያሳተፉ ገንቢ የሐሳብ ልውውጦች ተደርገዋል።
ሚኒስቴር መሥሪያ ቤታችን ከ2018 እስከ 2020 ዓ.ም ተግባራዊ እያደረገው ባለው የሦስት ዓመት ተቋማዊ ማሻሻያ ፕሮግራም ማዕቀፍ ሥር ወደ ሥራ ያስገባቸው የሰነድ አስተዳደርና የ"ስማርት ኦፊስ" (Smart Office) ሥርዓት፣ እንዲሁም የኦንላይን ሰነድ ማረጋገጥና ውክልና አገልግሎቶች አገራችን ለወጠነችው የዲጂታል ኢትዮጵያ 2030 ስትራቴጂ ስኬት የጎላ አስተዋጽኦ አላቸው። መሰል የግንዛቤ ማስጨበጫ መድረኮችም ይህንን ተቋማዊ አቅምና ዝግጁነት ይበልጥ ለማጎልበት ሚናቸው የላቀ ነው።
We successfully organized an awareness-raising forum on the Digital Ethiopia 2030 Strategy and the implementation of digital transformation at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The forum was held in collaboration with the Institute of Foreign Affairs and colleagues from the Office of the Prime Minister have made insightful deliberations on the Digital Ethiopia Strategy 2030.
During the session, constructive discussions took place on the critical importance of building strong digital capacity in Ethiopia in order to remain an integral part of today’s increasingly competitive global environment. The session brought together senior officials and staff from our Ministry, the institute of Foreign Affairs and the Ethiopian Diaspora Agency.
Under the framework of our Ministry’s three-year Institutional Reform Program (2018–2020 E.C.), we have successfully implemented key digital initiatives, including: Document Management System, Smart Office system, Online document authentication and Power of Attorney services that will have considerable contribution to the realization of the Digital Ethiopia 2030 Strategy. Forums like this play a vital role in further strengthening our institutional capacity and readiness for digital transformation.
Pleased to meet with former Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and his team. We are grateful to the 73-member African Union Election Observation Mission, led by former President Uhuru Kenyatta, for its service and contribution to our democracy building process.
African institutions play a central role in ensuring that democratic processes are grounded in regional context and experience. We recognise and appreciate the tireless efforts of the electoral observers, who deployed teams across the country to support our electoral process and look forward to the outcomes.
Addis Ababa’s Riverside Development is far more than a riverbank beautification project. From the Entoto to Peacock corridor to the Entoto–Kebena stretch, this is a large-scale urban transformation that extends up to 50 meters beyond the rivers, creating green corridors, public gathering spaces, walkable areas, recreation zones, and commercial spaces that are reshaping the city itself.
What makes the project especially significant is its broader economic and social impact. Beyond improving the appearance and function of the riversides, it has created jobs for many people across construction, engineering, landscaping, logistics, and related sectors, while also generating opportunities for local contractors, suppliers, and businesses. The fact that so much of the work is being designed and delivered locally highlights the growing capacity of Ethiopian expertise in urban development and infrastructure.
The sustainability aspect is equally important. Once dumping grounds for toxic waste and flood hazards affecting communities along the riverbanks, these areas are now being transformed into greener, healthier, and more liveable urban spaces. At the same time, the integration of commercial and public spaces demonstrates how environmental restoration and economic growth can work together rather than compete with one another.
This is a long-term investment in the future of Addis Ababa as a greener, more connected, economically vibrant, and people-centered city.
The Institute of Foreign Affairs (IFA) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs today concluded the Third Diplomatic Training Programme for South Sudanese Diplomats, held from June 5–9 in Addis Ababa. The five-day programme focused on key issues shaping Africa’s diplomatic landscape, including Pan-Africanism, modern diplomacy and negotiation, hydro-politics, transboundary resource management, peacekeeping, conflict resolution, and peacemaking.
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The Permanent Representative of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia to the African Union and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), Ambassador Lemlem Fiseha, today presented her letters of credence to the Executive Secretary of UNECA, Claver Gatete.
On the occasion, Ambassador Lemlem and Executive Secretary Gatete exchanged views on a range of issues of mutual interest, including the longstanding partnership between Ethiopia and UNECA and avenues for further strengthening cooperation.
FM @GHessebon today received and held discussions with the European Union Commissioner for Equality, Preparedness and Crisis Management, Ms. Hadja Lahbib.
On the occasion, the Minister expressed his appreciation for the support and show of solidarity of the European Union on matters of global health issues, particularly on recent cooperation in tackling the Ebola outbreak. He further noted that the support provided to Africa CDC is a key step toward jointly addressing potential global threats. He also briefed the Commissioner on peace and security issues of the Horn of Africa.
Commissioner Lahbib, on her part, reaffirmed the European Union’s commitment to strengthen its partnership with Africa and to work together in addressing common health and humanitarian challenges.
ሚኒስቴር መ/ቤታችን ከተባበሩት መንግሥታት ድርጅት የልማት ፕሮግራም ጋር በመሆን፣ በዓለም አቀፍ ግንኙነትና መልክዓ-ፖለቲካዊ ሁነቶች የአዝማሚያ ትንተና ዙሪያ ለአራት ቀናት ለዲፕሎማቶች በአካል እና በበይነ-መረብ ዓማካኝነት ሲሰጥ የቆየውን ስልጠና አጠናቀቀ።
ስልጠናው ተለዋዋጭ የዓለም ሁኔታዎች በአገራት የኃይል አሰላለፍና በዓለም አቀፍ አስተዳደር ላይ በሚያሳድሩት ተጽዕኖ ዙሪያ ግንዛቤ ያስጨበጠ ነው። ይህም ዲፕሎማቶቻችን የሁነቶችን አዎንታዊና አሉታዊ ተጽዕኖ አስቀድመው በመተንበይ የአገራችንን ብሔራዊ ጥቅም እንዲያስጠብቁ አቅም ይፈጥራል።
ስልጠናው ሚኒስቴር መሥሪያ ቤታችን ለጀመረው የሦስት ዓመት ተቋማዊ ማሻሻያና የሰው ኃይል ልማት ትልቅ አስተዋጽዖ አለው። መሰል ስልጠናዎች በብቃታቸውና በሥነ-ምግባር ብቁ የሆኑ ዲፕሎማቶችን ለማፍራት ያለው ፋይዳ ከፍተኛ በመሆኑ ተጠናክሮ ይቀጥላል።
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programmed (UNDP), has concluded a four-day training program for diplomats focusing on international relations and geopolitical event analysis.
Such trainings provide diplomats with insights on how volatile global dynamics impact the international governance system and the balance of power among nations and regional blocs. Furthermore, it equips diplomats with the capacity to look into the positive and negative impacts of such events, conduct trend analyses, and safeguard the country's national interests.
These training sessions are an integral part of the Ministry's ongoing three-year institutional reform program, particularly the human resource development aspect which emphasizes on producing highly competent and ethically grounded diplomats to secure our national interests.
H.E. Uhuru Kenyatta, in his capacity as Head of the #AUEOM, held post-election consultations with National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) Chairperson Melatwork Hailu and members of the Board in Addis Ababa, during which the Mission presented its preliminary findings and recommendations.
Wednesday 3 June 2026 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
I am delighted to welcome the Finnish delegation, headed by Outi Holopainen, Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Security Policy, to Addis Ababa for the Ethiopia–Finland political consultations, taking place after a 17-year hiatus. Ethiopia and Finland enjoy a longstanding partnership founded on mutual respect, trust, and many years of cooperation in areas such as education, development, water and sanitation, and rural transformation. Ethiopia deeply values Finland as a dependable and trusted partner and remains committed to further enhancing collaboration in innovation, education, and sustainable development.
As Ethiopia continues to pursue reform and peacebuilding initiatives, we look forward to expanding engagement with Finnish institutions and businesses, particularly in digital transformation, renewable energy, water resource management, and educational technology.