By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Fanamc
African Union Commission Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf praised Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s political leadership and his vision for transforming the country. The statement was made on 6 November 2026 in Addis Ababa, during the Second African Summit of Political Parties, according to Ethiopian agency Fanamc.
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has proposed that Addis Ababa host a future edition of the Russia–Africa Summit when the meeting returns to the continent. He made the offer in Moscow, while also calling for precise deadlines to implement the summit’s action plan, according to the Fanamc agency.
🇪🇹 Ethiopia · Source: Fanamc ·
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed says cooperation with Russia to build Ethiopia’s first nuclear power plant would diversify the country’s energy supply and strengthen bilateral relations. He also stressed the need to train Ethiopian specialists and comply with International Atomic Energy Agency standards at the Russia-Africa summit in Moscow, according to Fanamc.
🇪🇹 Ethiopia · Source: Fanamc ·
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed placed food security, energy supplies and skills transfer at the heart of Ethiopia’s development priorities. At the Russia-Africa summit, he called for agreements to be turned into concrete results during an address in Moscow, according to Fanamc.
🇪🇹 Ethiopia · Source: Fanamc ·
Ethiopian minister Bikila Hurisa believes the Medemer philosophy can help African countries combine their resources and capabilities to increase their collective prosperity. He defended the approach at the second African Political Parties Summit in Addis Ababa, according to his statements to the media.
🇪🇹 Ethiopia · Source: Fanamc ·
Ethiopia revises GDP upwards by 59.21%Ethiopia has raised the measured size of its economy by 59.21%, putting nominal GDP for 2024/25 at 24.03 trillion birrs, or $201.4 billion. The revision affects debt and tax revenue indicators in particular, according to a November report by Ethiopia’s Ministry of National Strategy.
Bobi Wine criticises Tundu Lissu's four-year prison sentenceRobert Kyagulanyi, known as Bobi Wine, criticises the four-year prison sentence handed to Tundu Lissu, Tanzania's opposition leader, after his acquittal on the treason charge. The Ugandan leader believes the sentence is intended to silence opponents, according to Nile Post.The week in Africa
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