{"id":4161,"date":"2026-10-01T06:53:44","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T06:53:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/?p=4161"},"modified":"2026-10-01T06:53:45","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T06:53:45","slug":"message-from-prime-minister-abiy-ahmed-phd-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/2026\/10\/01\/message-from-prime-minister-abiy-ahmed-phd-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Message from Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The groundbreaking of the Lamu Refinery serves as a reminder that moments of this kind mark a step towards enhancing Africa&#8217;s industrial capacity, creating opportunities, and establishing the foundations for greater economic and industrial sovereignty throughout East Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You, the industrial captains, investors, and entrepreneurs throughout the continent, must invest in Africa, have faith in our potential, and construct the transformative projects which will determine our common 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