Addis Ababa, June 24, 2026 (FMC) โ The โEthiopia Deliversโ Summit, held on June 23, 2026, brought together Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) Executive Secretary Claver Gatete, and senior government officials to review Ethiopiaโs ongoing national transformation across key sectors of the economy.
The discussions focused on the countryโs shift from reform implementation to results-driven delivery, with emphasis on coordinated progress across infrastructure, energy, agriculture, mining, digital transformation, urban development, and macroeconomic stability.
๐๐๐ฌ ๐ง๐๐๐๐๐ช๐๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ ๐ ๐๐ง ๐๐ง ๐ ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐
๐ญ. ๐ฃ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ ๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ฆ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ โ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐ง๐ข ๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐จ๐๐ง๐ฆ ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ข๐ฅ๐๐๐ก๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ง๐ฅ๐๐ก๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก
๐ง๐ฅ๐๐ก๐ฆ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐ง๐ข ๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐จ๐๐ง๐ฆ
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said Ethiopia is moving beyond reform implementation into a phase focused on measurable results across key sectors of national development.
๐๐ข๐ข๐ฅ๐๐๐ก๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ก๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก๐๐ ๐ง๐ฅ๐๐ก๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก
He emphasized that progress is being pursued in a coordinated manner across the economy, ensuring alignment between reform initiatives and implementation outcomes.
๐๐ก๐๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐ง๐ฅ๐จ๐๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐จ๐ก๐๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก๐ฆ
The Prime Minister underscored infrastructure and energy as central pillars of Ethiopiaโs transformation agenda, forming the backbone of long-term national development.
๐๐๐ฅ๐๐๐จ๐๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ๐ก๐๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก
He highlighted agriculture as a key area of focus aimed at strengthening productivity, improving food systems, and supporting economic transformation.
๐๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ง๐ฅ๐๐ก๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก ๐๐ก๐ ๐จ๐ฅ๐๐๐ก ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ข๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ก๐ง
Prime Minister Abiy pointed to ongoing digital transformation and urban development efforts as essential enablers of modern economic growth and national modernization.
๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ข๐ก๐ข๐ ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ง๐๐๐๐๐๐ง๐ฌ
He emphasized macroeconomic stability as a foundation for sustaining reform progress and ensuring long-term economic resilience.
๐ฆ๐ง๐ฅ๐จ๐๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐๐๐ ๐๐ก๐ง๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก ๐๐ฃ๐ฃ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐
The Prime Minister said Ethiopiaโs reforms are being implemented through a structured approach designed to translate national ambition into measurable outcomes.
๐ฎ. ๐๐๐๐จ๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ง๐ โ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฌ, ๐จ๐ก๐๐๐
๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ก ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฌ ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐๐๐ง๐๐ฉ๐
Claver Gatete highlighted Ethiopiaโs Green Legacy Initiative as a major continental model for environmental restoration and climate action.
๐๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฃ๐ข๐ช๐๐ฅ ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐ฃ๐๐ก๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ก
He pointed to hydropower development, including the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, as a cornerstone of Ethiopiaโs energy transformation.
๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ก๐ก๐๐๐ง๐๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ช๐ง๐
He cited the expansion of Ethiopian Airlines as a key driver of regional and global connectivity and economic integration.
๐๐๐๐๐ก ๐๐ก๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ก๐ ๐-๐ ๐ข๐๐๐๐๐ง๐ฌ ๐ง๐ฅ๐๐ก๐ฆ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก
Gatete noted Ethiopiaโs progress in clean energy development and e-mobility as part of its green transition agenda.
๐๐๐ข๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฃ
He said Ethiopiaโs selection to host COP32 reflects its growing role in global climate leadership and international environmental diplomacy.
๐ฏ. ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ข๐ ๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ โ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ข๐๐๐๐๐๐ฅ, ๐๐ง๐๐๐ข๐ฃ๐๐๐ก ๐๐ก๐ฉ๐๐ฆ๐ง๐ ๐๐ก๐ง ๐๐ข๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ฆ (๐๐๐)
Brook Taye said infrastructure development is being implemented through disciplined and structured financing, focusing on long-term value creation and intergenerational wealth across sectors including energy, digital systems, transport, construction, and green technology.
๐ฐ. ๐๐๐ก๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ก๐จ โ ๐ฆ๐ง๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ฆ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐ข๐ ๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ฆ
Hanna Berhanu said mining sector reforms have strengthened export performance, reduced import dependence, and expanded investment in gold, critical minerals, petroleum, and fertilizer production.
๐ฑ. ๐ ๐๐ก๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ข ๐ก๐๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ โ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ข๐๐๐๐๐๐ฅ, ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐๐จ๐๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ง๐ฅ๐๐ก๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก ๐๐ก๐ฆ๐ง๐๐ง๐จ๐ง๐ (๐๐ง๐)
Mandefro Nigussie said agriculture has transitioned from subsistence to commercial production under the Ten-Year Development Plan, with strengthened agribusiness systems, import substitution efforts, and flagship initiatives such as โYelemat Tirufat,โ supported by digital technologies and artificial intelligence.
๐ฒ. ๐ ๐ฌ๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ โ ๐๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ง๐ฅ๐๐ก๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ
Myriam Said said Ethiopia is integrating digital identity systems, payment platforms, data exchange frameworks, and connected public services to build an integrated digital economy and an AI-ready national system.
๐ณ. ๐ง๐๐๐จ๐๐ฆ๐ง ๐๐๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐๐ โ ๐ฆ๐๐ก๐๐ข๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ, ๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ฆ๐ง๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ก๐๐ก๐๐
Tiguist Fisseha said Ethiopia is advancing toward a new urban development model focused on productive, inclusive, livable, and smart cities under a polycentric system designed to drive jobs and shared prosperity.
๐ด. ๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐๐๐๐๐๐ก โ ๐๐ข๐ฉ๐๐ฅ๐ก๐ข๐ฅ, ๐ก๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก๐๐ ๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ข๐ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ข๐ฃ๐๐ (๐ก๐๐)
Eyob Tekalign said macroeconomic reforms have strengthened stability and credibility by reducing inflation pressures, liberalizing the exchange rate system, modernizing monetary and fiscal frameworks, and reinforcing the financial sector to support broad-based growth.