Derbie Abate 🇪🇹

[Derbie Abate 🇪🇹 @AbDerbie]

Green Legacy tree-planting initiative at Entoto Park, June 30, 2026.

[Hadera Abera Admassu @SMHaderaAbera]

Tue 30 June 2026 Addis Ababa
It was an honor to join members of the diplomatic corps at Entoto Park for the 2026 Green Legacy tree-planting initiative.

The event underscored our shared commitment to addressing climate change through collective action, stronger partnerships, and sustained global cooperation. Every seedling planted today represents a meaningful step toward a greener, more resilient future.

Since its launch in 2019, Ethiopia's Green Legacy Initiative has inspired millions of citizens and led to the planting of more than 40 billion seedlings nationwide.

As Ethiopia prepares to host COP32 in 2027, we look forward to deepening collaboration with our international partners to promote climate action, environmental stewardship, and sustainable development.

[Derbie Abate 🇪🇹 @AbDerbie]

Training program on Ethical Decision-Making and Preventing Conflict of Interest.

[Berhanu Tsegaye @BerhanuTsegaye]

“ሥነ-ምግባራዊ ውሳኔ አሰጣጥ እና የጥቅም ግጭትን መከላከል” በሚል ርዕስ በሁሉም የኢ.ፌ.ዲ.ሪ ሚሲዮኖች ለሚገኙ የሚሲዮን መሪዎችና የውጭ ግንኙነት አገልግሎት ፈጻሚዎች የተዘጋጀ የስልጠና መርሃ-ግብር አስጀምረናል።

የአቅም ግንባታ ስልጠናውን ሚኒስቴር መ/ቤታችን ከኢትዮጵያ ፐብሊክ ሰርቪስ ዩኒቨርሲቲ ጋር በመተባበር ያዘጋጀው ሲሆን፣ በሁሉም ክፍለ ዓለማት የሚገኙ አምባሳደሮችን፣ ቆንስል ጄኔራሎችን እና በየደረጃው ያሉ የዲፕሎማሲ ስራ ፈጻሚዎችን ያሳተፈ ነው።

ስልጠናው በበይነ-መረብ ዘዴ የሚሰጥ ሲሆን ዋና አላማው ዲፕሎማቶቻችን የውጭ ግንኙነት ሥራቸውን ሲያከናውኑ ሁልጊዜም የአገራችንን ብሔራዊ ጥቅም በላቀ ሁኔታ ባስቀደመና በታማኝነት መርህ ላይ በተመሰረተ መልኩ እንዲሆን ተጨማሪ ግንዛቤና አቅም መፍጠር ነው።

I was honored to officially launch a training program for Heads of Missions and Foreign Service Officers across all FDRE missions under the title “Ethical Decision-Making and Preventing Conflict of Interest”

Organized in collaboration with the Ethiopian Public Service University, this online capacity-building initiative involves Ambassadors, Consuls Generals, and diplomatic staff at all levels across FDRE embassies and consulates in all parts of the world.

The training aims to further enhance institutional capacity and deepen professional awareness, equipping our diplomats to exercise absolute integrity in executing their duties while steadfastly prioritizing Ethiopia's national interests.

[Derbie Abate 🇪🇹 @AbDerbie]

the National Coordination Committee for the Reception and Reintegration of Returnees held a meeting on 24th June 2026 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

[Berhanu Tsegaye @BerhanuTsegaye]

በዛሬው እለት (ሰኔ 17 ቀን 2018 ዓ.ም.) ከ���ጭ ተመላሽ ዜጎች አቀባበልና መልሶ ማቋቋም ብሄራዊ የቅንጅት ኮሚቴ ስብሰባ አካሂደናል

በስብሰባው በተለይም በዋነኝነት ከመካከለኛው ምስራቅ አገራት የስደተኞች ፖሊሲ አኳያ ወደ አገራቸው የሚመለሱ ዜጎቻችንን ወደ አካባቢያቸው ከመመለስና ከመልሶ ማቋቋም ጋር በተያያዘ በብሔራዊ ኮሚቴው የተከናወኑ ተግባራት ዝርዝር ሪፖርት ቀርቦ ፍሬያማ ውይይት አካሂደናል። 

በውይይቱ መጨረሻ የብሄራዊ ኮሚቴው አባላት የሆኑ ተቋማት በቀጣይ በጋራና በተናጠል በተለይም ዜጎችን በዘላቂነት መልሶ ከማቋቋም አንጻር መከናወን በሚኖርባቸው ተግባራት ዙሪያ ገንቢ የሀሳብ ልውውጥ አድርገን የጋራ መግባባት ላይ የደረስን ሲሆን የመልሶ ማቋቋም ስራው ላይ የክልል መንግስታትና አጋር አካላትን ቅንጅታዊ አሰራሮችን ማጠናከር እንደሚያስፈልግም በጋራ ገምግመናል።

I was pleased to have convened a meeting of the National Coordination Committee for the Reception and Reintegration of Returnees, today, the 24th of June 2026 at our Ministry.

During the session, we conducted a productive evaluation of the detailed performance report presented by the National Committee. The discussions focused primarily on the strategic return, localized repatriation, and comprehensive rehabilitation of our citizens, who are being repatriated primarily from middle ecountries.

At the end of our deliberations, committee members engaged in a constructive exchange of ideas and reached a mutual consensus regarding upcoming collective and individual mandates, with a specific emphasis on achieving sustainable reintegration for our citizens into their communities. Furthermore, the Committee jointly assessed the critical need to strengthen coordinated frameworks between regional governments and development partners to optimize our ongoing rehabilitation efforts.

[Derbie Abate 🇪🇹 @AbDerbie]

The Dire Dawa Free Trade Zone is powering trade, industry, and investment in Ethiopia’s strategic gateway city.

[Ethiopian Investment Commission (EIC) @EthioInvestment]

Where opportunity meets connectivity.

The Dire Dawa Free Trade Zone is powering trade, industry, and investment in Ethiopia’s strategic gateway city.

#InvestInEthiopia #DireDawaFTZ #Investment #Trade #Ethiopia

[Derbie Abate 🇪🇹 @AbDerbie]

An awareness-raising forum on the International Treaties Making and Ratification Procedure Proclamation

[The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia 🇪🇹 @MFAEthiopia]

An awareness-raising forum on the International Treaties Making and Ratification Procedure Proclamation was held today to address gaps in the preparation, negotiation, ratification, and implementation of international treaties and Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs).

Organized by the Directorate General of International Legal Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the forum brought together representatives of various stakeholder institutions.

Speaking at the event, Yebekal Gizaw, Director General of International Legal Affairs at the Ministry, underscored the importance of strengthening coordination among national institutions. He also highlighted the role of digitalization in enhancing inter-institutional cooperation, noting plans to introduce an interconnected digital system to facilitate more effective coordination going forward.

[Derbie Abate 🇪🇹 @AbDerbie]

The newly appointed ambassadors from eleven countries officially presented their credentials.

[Berhanu Tsegaye @BerhanuTsegaye]

በዛ���ው ዕለት (ሰኔ 16 ቀን 2018 ዓ.ም) የሳኡዲ አረቢያ፣ የኮንጎ ሪፐብሊክ፣ የፖርቹጋል፣ የናይጄሪያ፣ የስሪላንካ፣ የማላዊ፣ የኡራጓይ፣ የስሎቫክ፣ የማዳጋስካር፣ እንዲሁም የኡዝቤክስታን በአጠቃላይ የአስራ አንድ አገራት ተሿሚ አምባሳደሮች በኢትዮጵያ በይፋ ዲፕሎማሲያዊ ተግባራቸውን ለመጀመር የሚያስችላቸውን የሹመት ደብዳቤ ለኢ.ፌ.ዲ.ሪ ፕሬዝዳንት ክቡር ታዬ አጽቀስላሴ በብሔራዊ ቤተ-መንግስት ባካሄድነው ሥነ-ሥርዓት አቅርበዋል።

ለሁሉም አምባሳደሮች መልካም የሥራ ጊዜ እንዲሆንላቸው እየተመኘሁ፤ በኢትዮጵያና በአገሮቻቸው መካከል ያለውን ዲፕሎማሲያዊ ግንኙነትና ትብብር ይበልጥ እንዲያጠናክሩ ጥሪዬን አቀርባለሁ። የውጭ ጉዳይ ሚኒስቴርም ዓለም አቀፍ ሕግጋትን ባማከለ መልኩ ለተልዕኳቸው መሳካት አስፈላጊውን ድጋፍ ሁሉ ያደርጋል።

Today, June 23, 2026, the newly appointed ambassadors from eleven countries—including Saudi Arabia, the Republic of the Congo, Portugal, Nigeria, Sri Lanka, Malawi, Uruguay, Slovakia, Madagascar, and Uzbekistan—officially presented their credentials to H.E. Taye Atske Selassie, President of the FDRE, during a ceremony held at the National Palace, formally commencing their diplomatic missions in Ethiopia.

Wishing all the ambassadors a successful tenure, I call upon them to work to further strengthen the diplomatic ties and cooperation between Ethiopia and their respective nations. I also assure them that, in accordance with international law, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will extend all necessary support to ensure the success of their missions.

[Derbie Abate 🇪🇹 @AbDerbie]

Climate Action Week discussion

[The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia 🇪🇹 @MFAEthiopia]

At a London Climate Action Week discussion, “Making the Case for COP in a Fractured Geopolitical Environment,” organized by Chatham House, the COP30 President joined Gedion Timothewos, Ethiopia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and COP32 President-Designate, and Türkiye’s Minister of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change, representing COP31.

Gedion highlighted Ethiopia’s strong track record on climate action, emphasizing the policy interventions implemented over the past eight years. He noted that COP32’s priorities will include ensuring continuity by building on the leadership and outcomes of COP31, which will be co-hosted by Türkiye and Australia.

He underscored that this approach reflects the overarching principle of Medemer, working collaboratively with those who came before us, to strengthen collective action and help reignite hope in the multilateral process.

[Derbie Abate 🇪🇹 @AbDerbie]

Foreign Minister Dr. Gedion Timothewos Calls for Deeper Ethiopia–UK Ties.

[Ethiopian Embassy London @ETEmbassyLDN]

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🇪🇹🇬🇧 Foreign Minister Dr. Gedion Timothewos Calls for Deeper Ethiopia–UK Ties

Speaking at a diplomatic dinner in London, Dr. Gedion called for stronger Ethiopia–UK engagement, emphasizing dialogue, trust and cooperation to address shared challenges and create new opportunities.

@AmbBirukUK @GHessebon @PMEthiopia @MFAEthiopia @UKinEthiopia
#EthiopiaUKRelations #Ethiopia #UK #Diplomacy

[Derbie Abate 🇪🇹 @AbDerbie]

Chief of State Protocol at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia today received copies of the Letters of Credence of the newly appointed Ambassadors.

[The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia 🇪🇹 @MFAEthiopia]

Chief of State Protocol at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Melaku Bedada, today received copies of the Letters of Credence of the newly appointed Ambassador-Designates of the Slovak Republic, the Republic of Madagascar, and the Republic of Uzbekistan, Rastislav Krizan, Auguste Richard PARAINA, and Khodjaev Ashraf, respectively.

[Derbie Abate 🇪🇹 @AbDerbie]

Target of planting 8 billion seedlings this year

[Abiy Ahmed Ali 🇪🇹 @AbiyAhmedAli]

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

[Derbie Abate 🇪🇹 @AbDerbie]

አገራችን በምታስተናግዳቸው ዓለም አቀፋዊ እና አህጉራዊ ጉባኤዎች ላይ የግል ባለሃብቱ ሚና እንዲኖረው የሚያስችል ውይይት ተካሂዷል።

[Berhanu Tsegaye @BerhanuTsegaye]

አገራ��ን 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 ���ለፈ ቱሪዝምን በከፍተኛ ሁኔታ በመደገፍ ለአገር ኢኮኖሚ ያላቸው አስተዋጽኦ የጎላ ነው። በመሆኑም የግል ባለሃብቶች በትራንስፖርትና ሎጂስቲክስ ዘርፍ የላቀ ���ና 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.

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Ethiopia is driving African’s e-mobility revolution.

[Ethiopian Investment Commission (EIC) @EthioInvestment]

Ethiopia is driving Africa’s e-mobility revolution. Powered by renewable energy, bold policies, and growing demand, the country offers exciting opportunities across the electric mobility value chain. 🚘🌍

#InvestinEthiopia #EMobility #ElectricVehicles #GreenInvestment

[Derbie Abate 🇪🇹 @AbDerbie]

Chief of State Protocol at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Melaku Bedada, today received copies of the Letters of Credence of the newly appointed Ambassador-Designates.

[The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia 🇪🇹 @MFAEthiopia]

Chief of State Protocol at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Melaku Bedada, today received copies of the Letters of Credence of the newly appointed Ambassador-Designates of the Republic of Malawi, the Republic of Ghana, and the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, Khwauli B. Msiska, McARIOS Akanbeanab Akanbong, and Mario Ángel Silva Castro, respectively.

[Derbie Abate 🇪🇹 @AbDerbie]

Diplomatic Training program
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[Institute of Foreign Affairs - IFA @ifa_ethiopia]

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The Third Diplomatic Training Programme for South Sudanese Diplomats, organized by the Institute of Foreign Affairs (@ifa_ethiopia) in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia (@MFAEthiopia), is officially concluded.

H.E. Ambassador Hadera Abera, State Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia (@SMHaderaAbera), highlighted the participants’ commitment to learning, active engagement, intellectual curiosity, and valuable diplomatic experience.

H.E. also emphasized African unity, the spirit of Adwa, mutual understanding, trust, and the strong friendship and cooperation between Ethiopia and South Sudan.

Ambassador Butros Thok Deng, Deputy Head of Mission of South Sudan’s Embassy in Ethiopia, also commended the programme for equipping diplomats with valuable skills to address emerging regional challenges and opportunities.

#IFA_Ethiopia #SouthSudan #Ethiopia #Diplomac

[Derbie Abate 🇪🇹 @AbDerbie]

FM @GHessebon today received and held discussions with the European Union Commissioner for Equality, Preparedness and Crisis Management, Ms. Hadja Lahbib.

[The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia 🇪🇹 @MFAEthiopia]

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.

[Derbie Abate 🇪🇹 @AbDerbie]

#AddisAbaba

[Nebiyu Tedla (Ambassador) 🇪🇹 @AmbNebiyuTedla]

#AddisAbaba:- the soul of #Ethiopia, rising with time.

[Derbie Abate 🇪🇹 @AbDerbie]

Ambassador Lemlem Fiseha, presented her letters of credence to the Executive Secretary of UNECA, Claver Gatete.

[The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia 🇪🇹 @MFAEthiopia]

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.

[Derbie Abate 🇪🇹 @AbDerbie]

The Permanent Representative of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia to the African Union and UNECA, Ambassador Lemlem Fiseha, presented her letters of credence to the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Mahmoud Ali Youssouf earlier today.

[The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia 🇪🇹 @MFAEthiopia]

The Permanent Representative of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia to the African Union and UNECA, Ambassador Lemlem Fiseha, presented her letters of credence to the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Mahmoud Ali Youssouf earlier today.

On the occasion, Ambassador Lemlem reaffirmed Ethiopia’s continued commitment to supporting the African Union and expressed the Government’s readiness to further enhance its close cooperation with the African Union Commission in advancing the Organization’s objectives and priorities.

[Derbie Abate 🇪🇹 @AbDerbie]

The Finnish delegation arrived to Addis Ababa for the Ethiopia-Finland political consultations.

[Hadera Abera Admassu @SMHaderaAbera]

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.

[Derbie Abate 🇪🇹 @AbDerbie]

Ethiopia is unlocking high- impact investment opportunities in healthcare.

[Ethiopian Investment Commission (EIC) @EthioInvestment]

🇪🇹 Ethiopia is unlocking high-impact investment opportunities in healthcare.

A $38.5 million oncology center project in Addis Ababa offers investors the chance to support advanced cancer care while tapping into a growing market.
#InvestInEthiopia #HealthcareInvestment #Ethiopia