Yibekal Gizaw

Director General for International Legal Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs 🇪🇹

[BBC News Africa @BBCAfrica]

Ethiopia's Yomif Kejelcha has broken the men's half marathon world record, winning a World Athletics road race in Buenos Aires on Sunday in 56 minutes 51 seconds. https://t.co/bwJltTH9GU

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

Press Statement
13 July 2026

[EU in Ethiopia / የአውሮፓ ህብረት በኢትዮጵያ @EUinEthiopia]

EU to Ethiopia on the situation in Tigray

[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.

[Global Statistics Wire @stats_wire]

🇪🇹 ETHIOPIA IS NOT PLAYING

When Ethiopia said it wants to be Africa’s #1 aviation hub and among the world’s leading hubs, it meant it.

Below: progress on Bishoftu International Airport.

- $12.5 BILLION project
- 4x the size of Bole International
- Full capacity: 110M passengers/year
- Architect: Zaha Hadid Architects

[Joshua Meservey @JMeservey]

It was a pleasure to again host H.E. Gedion Timothewos and other distinguished members of the delegation at Hudson yesterday. Ethiopia is a hugely important--and fascinating--country. The fact that the discussion focused on so many of the region's most pressing issues highlighted how central Ethiopia is to its peace and prosperity.

[Secretary Marco Rubio @SecRubio]

Met with Ethiopian Foreign Minister @GHessebon today to discuss expanding our security partnership and increasing commercial opportunities between our two nations.

[ECA @ECA_OFFICIAL]

At the UN Regional Course on International Law for African Member States, ES @ClaverGatete joined USG @ElinorJaneBritt & @YibekalG DG for International Legal Affairs at @MFAEthiopia to open legal training course on shaping governance, cooperation & development across Africa.

[Foreign Policy @ForeignPolicy]

Following a civil war, Ethiopia’s economic rebound has been driven by stronger performances in agriculture, mining, and exports.
https://t.co/wXhwE6YthS

[Abiy Ahmed Ali 🇪🇹 @AbiyAhmedAli]

Remarks at the 39th African Union Summit

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

FM @GHessebon held talks with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud on strengthening 🇪🇹 - 🇸🇦 bilateral relations. The two sides underscored the importance of elevating longstanding ties and enhancing political & economic cooperation across various sectors in a bid to advance the strategic partnership between the two countries. They also agreed to work closely to promote peace and stability in the Horn of Africa.

[Gedion Timothewos Hessebon @GHessebon]

I held productive talks with my Kenyan counterpart, @MusaliaMudavadi, reaffirming our shared commitment to expanding bilateral economic cooperation & regional integration. We also stressed the importance of close coordination to advance peace & security in the region.

[Office of the Prime Minister - Ethiopia @PMEthiopia]

Across vast lands, the wind speaks loudly.
We listened. And built the future.
Ayesha II Wind Power Project

#PMOEthiopia

[Berhanu Tsegaye @BerhanuTsegaye]

የባርባዶስ ጠቅላይ ሚኒስትር ክብርት ሚያ ሞተሊ በታዋቂው የ Travor Noah Show ላይ ቀርበው
የኢትዮጵያን እውነት፣ አይበገሬነትና የኩሩ ታሪክ ባለቤትነት ለዓለም መስክረዋል።

Barbados Prime Minister H.E #Mia Mottley appeared on @Trevornoah show, where she highlighted Ethiopia’s enduring truth, resilience, and a proud historical legacy before a global audience.

[African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights @achpr_cadhp]

Extraits photographiques de Délégués s'adressant à l'@achpr_cadhp lors de l'#ACHPR85OS

[African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights @achpr_cadhp]

صور لمندوبين خلال مداخلاتها ضمن @achpr_cadhp #ACHPR85OS

[Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) - ኢሰመኮ @EthioHRC]

ሕፃናትን ጨምሮ ሰዎችን ከሕግ ውጪ የያዙ እና ገንዘብ እንዲከፍሉ ያስገደዱ የክልሉ መንግሥት የአስተዳደር እና የጸጥታ አካላት ላይ የተሟላ ምርመራ በማድረግ ተጠያቂነት ሊረጋገጥ ይገባል

🔗 https://t.co/pr7gDkpgLo

#Ethiopia🇪🇹 #HumanRightsForAll #Oromia

[Daniel Bekele @DanielBekele]

.@EthioHRC annual human rights situation report and announcement on the end of my 5 years term of office as Chief Commissioner. Deputy Commissioner @rakebme will be the interim Chief Commissioner until Parliament appoints a new Chief Commissioner #Ethiopia

[Prof Folúkẹ́ Adébísí @folukeifejola]

43 years ago today, Walter Rodney, an extraordinary Pan-African intellectual, was assassinated. In this reflection on his work, I explain how his scholarship illustrates that it is the mind that achieves freedom last.

https://t.co/sZTmhGpkNy via @folukeifejola

[Daniel Bekele @DanielBekele]

A pleasure to receive #German State Secretary @jochenflasbarth & @GerEmbAddis along with @NEBEthiopia Chair to discuss ongoing #humanrights concerns and developments in transitional justice process in #Ethiopia. Support by international partners important for further progress.