Prime Minister Abiy emphasized that the AU was founded on the vision of a sovereign and dignified Africa, urging member states to strengthen institutions and deepen accountability. \u201cReform is not a choice, it is a necessity for Africa\u2019s renaissance,\u201d he declared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On peace and security, the Prime Minister reiterated Ethiopia\u2019s belief in \u201cAfrican solutions to African problems,\u201d stressing the importance of dialogue, reconciliation, and collective security mechanisms to safeguard the continent\u2019s future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Regarding economic integration, Prime Minister Abiyhighlighted the African Continental Free Trade Area (ACFTA) as a historic step toward shared prosperity, while urging nations to embrace digital transformation as a pillar of sovereignty and competitiveness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Prime Minister also underscored the need to invest in health and human development, calling for stronger commitments to nutrition, malaria eradication, and digital health technologies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Concluding his remarks, Prime Minister Abiy urged leaders to project Africa\u2019s resilience and reform narrative globally, affirming that \u201cAfrica\u2019s destiny is written here, by us, for our people.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n January 14, 2018 Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed inaugurated the 39th African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, urging unity, reform, and stronger continental cooperation. Welcoming leaders to Africa\u2019s political and economic hub, he described the gathering as both a privilege and a reaffirmation of Africa\u2019s collective commitment to peace, prosperity, and institutional renewal for the continent\u2019s renaissance. Prime Minister Abiy emphasized…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2516","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","category-news_en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2516","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2516"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2516\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2518,"href":"https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2516\/revisions\/2518"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2516"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2516"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2516"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/image-69.png\")
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