Africa does not lack resources.
Africa has lacked the structures that allow those resources to generate value where they are found.
PM Abiy Ahmed's BRICS message is clear: bring together capital, technology & markets, then build value chains in Africa.
𝗘𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗮’𝘀 𝟰𝗔 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗗𝗼𝗰𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗮𝘁 #𝗕𝗥𝗜𝗖𝗦:
New Delhi | 13 September 2026
At the 18th BRICS Summit, Ethiopia’s foreign-policy approach was presented through what officials describe as the “Abiy Doctrine” — the 4As:
1. #Active & Neutral Diplomacy
An engaged foreign policy that protects national interests without becoming tied exclusively to one side.
2. #Alternative Partnerships
Building relationships across regions and continents to widen Ethiopia’s diplomatic and economic options.
3. #Adaptive & Pragmatic Approach
Responding to changing realities without being constrained by fixed ideological positions — including maintaining relations with countries whose own relationships may be in conflict.
4. #Agenda Setting
Moving beyond reacting to the agendas of others and working to shape Ethiopia’s own regional and international priorities.
The doctrine reflects a broader strategic idea:
maximum diplomatic options, minimum strategic dependence.
For an emerging Global South power, the objective is not to choose one camp.
It is to build enough relationships, flexibility and influence to pursue its own interests.
Source: Silabat Manaye Dessalegn | Director of Digital Diplomacy, The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia | 13 September 2026
#BRICS #BRICS2026 #Ethiopia #ForeignPolicy #Diplomacy #GlobalSouth #MultipolarWorld #Geopolitics
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#𝗘𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗢𝗣𝗜𝗔: Ethiopia'𝘀 𝗨𝗿𝗯𝗮𝗻 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
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Prime Minister @AbiyAhmedAli
"🇪🇹 Come to Ethiopia — get a 7-year age discount! It’s 2026 in much of the world, but on September 11, Ethiopia welcomed 2019."
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"🇪🇹 Come to Ethiopia — get a 7-year age discount! It’s 2026 in much of the world, but on September 11, Ethiopia welcomed 2019."
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali
#𝗘𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗢𝗣𝗜𝗔: 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹��𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝗯𝗶𝘆 𝗔𝗵𝗺𝗲𝗱’𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟭𝟴𝘁𝗵 𝗕𝗥𝗜𝗖𝗦 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗗𝗲𝗹𝗵𝗶, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲
Main points of Abiy Ahmed’s 2026 BRICS remarks
1. Stronger African #representation
Abiy called for a stronger African voice within BRICS and in global institutions.
2. #Finance and #markets
He emphasized improving African countries’ access to capital, technology and international markets.
3. #Trade and #investment
He called for practical BRICS cooperation to increase trade, investment and economic connectivity.
4. #Ethiopia’s resources
Abiy highlighted opportunities for BRICS countries to partner with Ethiopia in minerals, renewable energy and industrial development, with the aim of combining capital and technology with Ethiopia’s resources.
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He supported reforms that give developing countries, particularly African states, greater representation in international institutions.
6.#Ethiopia’s #WTO bid
The BRICS New Delhi Declaration supported Ethiopia's accession efforts to the World Trade Organization (WTO).
7.#COP32
BRICS leaders also backed Ethiopia’s preparations to host COP32 in Addis Ababa in 2027.
The summit's theme was “Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability.”
#Ethiopia @AbiyAhmedAli
#BRICS #NewDelhi