Ethiopia Is Not Coming Empty-Handed to the New Global Economy↗
Addis Ababa, September 15, 2026 (FMC) — Ethiopia did not arrive at the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi only with a list of expectations. It arrived with assets, capabilities and a proposition about its place in a changing global economy.…
Ethiopia Places Africa’s Digital and AI Future on the BRICS Agenda↗
Addis Ababa, September 15, 2026 (FMC) — The next phase of the digital revolution will not be determined only by who uses artificial intelligence, but increasingly by who has the capacity to shape it. That question was at the heart of…
Africa Has an Agenda. Ethiopia Wants BRICS to Meet It There↗
Addis Ababa, September 15, 2026 (FMC) — For Ethiopia, the significance of its place in BRICS is not measured only by the opportunities the grouping can open for the country. It is also about what Ethiopia can bring to a partnership whose…
Ethiopia’s Road to the Sea Meets the Markets of BRICS: A Wider Quest for Trade, Connectivity and Global Economic Reach↗
Addis Ababa, September 15, 2026 (FMC) — For Ethiopia, the search for reliable access to the sea has never been only about reaching the coastline. At the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed placed that long-standing…
Ethiopia Puts Its Production, Resources and Industrial Ambition on the BRICS Map↗
Addis Ababa, September 15, 2026 (FMC) — For Ethiopia, the significance of its place in BRICS is not measured only by the opportunities the grouping can open for the country. It is also about what Ethiopia can bring to a partnership whose…
Ethiopia Turns BRICS Into a Platform for African Voice and Global Governance Reform↗
Addis Ababa, September 15, 2026 (FMC) — Ethiopia entered the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi as one of the grouping’s members, but its intervention at the two-day leaders’ meeting carried a much larger ambition: to use its place in an…
IGAD Advances Decade-Long Agrifood Transformation Agenda as Ethiopia Showcases Scalable Agricultural Reforms↗
Addis Ababa, September 15, 2026 (FMC) — The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has begun finalizing a decade-long regional investment and policy framework aimed at transforming agrifood systems across the Horn of Africa,…
Bringing the Money Closer to Africa: Ethiopia’s Push to Rethink How Development Gets Financed↗
Addis Ababa, September 15, 2026 (FMC) — Development is often measured in roads built, power generated, industries opened and economies transformed. But behind every such ambition lies a more fundamental question: where does the money come…
Ethiopia at BRICS: From New Member to Contributor in a Changing Global Order↗
Addis Ababa, September 15, 2026 (FMC) — Ethiopia’s participation in the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi has underscored a broader shift in the country’s engagement with the emerging architecture of global cooperation: less about seeking a…
Ethiopia Presses Global Community to Close the Gap Between Economic Reform and Structural Transformation↗
Addis Ababa, September 15, 2026 (FMC) — Ethiopia has called for stronger international economic cooperation to close the gap between reform commitments and the structural transformation needed to build productive, diversified and resilient…
Ethiopia Advances Citizen-First Diplomacy as 1,861 Ethiopians Return from Saudi Arabia↗
Addis Ababa, September 15, 2026 (FMC) — Ethiopia has continued to translate its citizen-first diplomacy into concrete action, with 1,861 Ethiopians living under difficult conditions in Saudi Arabia repatriated over the past week, the…
Ethiopia’s Three International Priorities Backed by BRICS Leaders in the New Delhi Declaration↗
Addis Ababa, September 14, 2026 (FMC) — Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed attended the opening session of the 18th BRICS Leaders’ Summit on September 12, 2026, before joining leaders from BRICS member and partner states at a gala dinner banquet…
Ethiopia’s Education Reform Sets Its Sights on Character, Knowledge and the Challenges Ahead: Minister↗
Addis Ababa, September 14, 2026 (FMC) — Ethiopia’s ongoing education reforms are laying the groundwork for a generation that is morally upright, scientifically capable, and prepared to compete in an increasingly challenging global…
BRICS Reaffirms Support for Ethiopia’s WTO Bid, ICAO Candidacy and COP32 Presidency↗
Addis Ababa, September 14, 2026 (FMC) — BRICS member states have reaffirmed their support for Ethiopia’s bid to join the World Trade Organization (WTO), its candidacy for the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Council, and…
New Delhi and Ethiopia’s BRICS Leverage: Partnerships Expanded, Opportunities Opened↗
Addis Ababa, September 14, 2026 (FMC) — As the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi closed with the adoption of the New Delhi Declaration, Ethiopia leaves the two-day gathering with a broader field of diplomatic, economic and institutional…
UN Chief Warns Against “Plundering” of Critical Minerals, Calls for Value and Jobs in Producing Countries↗
Addis Ababa, September 14, 2026 (FMC) — United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has called for a more equitable approach to the critical minerals powering the global energy transition, warning against the exploitation of…
UN Chief Says Global Institutions Must Reflect Today’s Economic, Demographic and Geopolitical Realities↗
Addis Ababa, September 14, 2026 (FMC) — United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has said the world’s economic, demographic and geopolitical realities have fundamentally changed since 1945, calling for global institutions to…
PM Abiy Underscores Ethiopia’s Wheat Self-Sufficiency, Pharmaceutical Expansion as “Preparedness Requires Production” Evidence at BRICS Summit↗
Addis Ababa, September 13, 2026 (FMC) — Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed underscored Ethiopia’s shift from dependence on imported wheat to self-sufficiency and its expanding pharmaceutical manufacturing as evidence of a central resilience…
Ethiopia Offers to Host New Development Bank Office in Addis Ababa at BRICS Plus Session↗
Addis Ababa, September 13, 2026 (FMC) — Ethiopia has offered to host a New Development Bank (NDB) office in Addis Ababa, as Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed called for stronger African representation and wider access to finance and markets during…
GCS Says Ethiopia’s BRICS Engagement Advances a Broader African Agenda on Resources, Technology and Finance↗
Addis Ababa, September 14, 2026 (FMC) — The Government Communication Service (GCS) said Ethiopia’s engagement on the BRICS platform is advancing not only national interests but also a broader African agenda centered on resource…
Ethiopia’s Likina Amebaw Wins Inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championship 5,000m Title↗
Addis Ababa, September 13, 2026 (FMC) — Ethiopian athlete Likina Amebaw has won the women’s 5,000m title at the inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championship in Budapest, Hungary, delivering a commanding performance to claim the…
PM Abiy Calls for Better Representation in Global Financial Institutions to Deliver Better Outcomes at BRICS Summit↗
Addis Ababa, September 13, 2026 (FMC) — Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has called for better representation in global financial institutions to translate into better outcomes for economies facing financial pressure, drawing on Ethiopia’s recent…
Prime Minister Abiy and President Xi Hold Talks on Ethiopia–China Relations on BRICS Sidelines↗
Addis Ababa, September 13, 2026 (FMC) — Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed held conversations with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi, India, as the Ethiopian leader continued bilateral engagements…
Ethiopia and Kazakhstan Agree to Explore New Frontiers in Digitalization, Investment and Defense Cooperation↗
Addis Ababa, September 13, 2026 (FMC) — Ethiopia and Kazakhstan have agreed to explore new frontiers of cooperation in digitalization, business and investment, and defense, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said following a bilateral meeting with…
PM Abiy Tells BRICS Leaders Countries Can Manage Differences, Pursue Common Purpose Without Becoming Alike↗
Addis Ababa, September 13, 2026 (FMC) — Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has told BRICS leaders that countries can manage their differences and pursue a common purpose without having to become alike, placing the ability to work across divergence…
PM Abiy Connects Ethiopia’s Global Air Network, Regional Electricity and AU Seat to Wider BRICS-Africa Partnership↗
Addis Ababa, September 13, 2026 (FMC) — Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has connected Ethiopia’s global air network, regional electricity links and the African Union’s presence in Addis Ababa to the country’s role in advancing wider partnership…
PM Abiy Calls for BRICS Coordinating Track Ahead of Ethiopia-hosted COP32↗
Addis Ababa, September 12, 2026 (FMC) — Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has called for a practical BRICS coordinating track ahead of COP32, proposing a process to turn shared climate and development priorities into areas of agreement…
Ethiopia Finds Its Place at the Front Table of a Changing World↗
Addis Ababa, September 12, 2026 (FMC) — The world is changing its shape. Power is no longer concentrated as it once was; economic weight is spreading, new centers of influence are emerging, and countries across the Global South are seeking…
PM Abiy Ahmed Meets Vietnamese Prime Minister Lê Minh Hưng on Expanding Ethiopia-Vietnam Cooperation↗
Addis Ababa, September 12, 2026 (FMC) — Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has held talks with Vietnamese Prime Minister Lê Minh Hưng on the sidelines of the 18th BRICS Leaders’ Summit in New Delhi, with the two leaders discussing ways to…
Malaysia’s PM Anwar Ibrahim Invites Ethiopia to Open Embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Appreciates Ethiopia’s Support for Malaysia’s BRICS Engagement↗
Addis Ababa, September 12, 2026 (FMC) — Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has invited Ethiopia to open an embassy in Kuala Lumpur and expressed appreciation for Ethiopia’s support for Malaysia’s engagement with BRICS, as the two…