Addis Ababa, September 5, 2026 (FMC) — Ethiopia is taking its Green Legacy experience beyond its borders, using youth-led cooperation with African counterparts to advance environmental action while strengthening bilateral relations, people-to-people ties and Pan-African cooperation.
The second round of the Plant Africa Fraternity Initiative, an extension of Ethiopia’s Green Legacy Initiative, has brought Ethiopian youth leaders together with counterparts and institutions in Nigeria and Zimbabwe for joint tree planting, experience-sharing and environmental cooperation.
In Abuja, a seven-member Prosperity Party Youth Wing delegation joined the youth wing of Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to plant Ethiopian indigenous seedlings. APC Youth League Chairman Dr. Dayo Abdullahi Israel described Ethiopia’s Green Legacy as a model with continental relevance.
The engagement also extended to the University of Abuja, where Ethiopian and Nigerian youth held discussions with senior academic staff led by Vice-Chancellor Professor Hakeem Babatunde Fawehinmi on environmental cooperation and youth empowerment, followed by the joint planting of Ethiopian indigenous seedlings on campus.
At the Nigeria Customs Service, Ethiopian indigenous seedlings were likewise handed over with the participation of the Ethiopian Embassy, the Ethiopian youth delegation and APC representatives. NCS Comptroller-General Bashir Adewale Adeniyi commended the Green Legacy Initiative and affirmed Nigeria’s commitment to strengthening climate action, while describing the Ethiopian youths as bridges of friendship between the two countries.
In Harare, a six-member Prosperity Party Youth Wing delegation joined the ZANU-PF Youth League in planting Ethiopian indigenous seedlings at African Heritage Park. Zimbabwean officials highlighted the wider relevance of Ethiopia’s Green Legacy experience, while Ethiopian delegation leader Senbetu Abebe outlined its achievements and significance for Africa.
The engagements demonstrate how the Plant Africa Fraternity is extending beyond tree planting to foster youth diplomacy, institutional exchange and practical cooperation among African partners.
The initiative also comes as Ethiopia prepares to host COP32 in 2027, providing a wider continental platform for sharing its environmental experience and advancing collective African action on climate change.