- Parliament appoints Abiy Ahmed to a further five-year term as prime minister.
- Ahmed Shide and Muferihat Kamil become speakers of the two chambers.
- Abiy presses Ethiopia's demand for Red Sea access as fighting continues in Tigray.
- Egypt, Eritrea, Somalia and Sudan back coastal control of the Red Sea and Nile rules.
- Ethiopia says Eurobond debt restructuring has reached its final stage.
Politics
Ethiopia's Abiy presses Red Sea access demand as he is sworn in
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, sworn in for another five-year term, says Ethiopia must secure a Red Sea port, calling access vital to its civilisation. Neighbouring states insist the sea is governed by coastal countries.
Fact · Al Jazeera · link
Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed says his path is proven right
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed says his government has worked and proven its path right, its goal fruitful, its destination productive and its approach correct, in a remark distributed by ENA.
Fact · ENA (Telegram) · announced, not measured · link
Abiy Ahmed appointed Prime Minister of the FDRE
The House of Peoples' Representatives appoints Abiy Ahmed as Prime Minister of the FDRE at the government formation session of the seventh round's first working year.
Fact · Ministry of Revenues (Telegram) · official figure: House of Peoples' Representatives · link
Ethiopia's new government formed today
The Ministry of Revenues says the ceremony to form the new government and open the House of Peoples' Representatives takes place today, Meskerem 25, 2019 E.C., under constitutional articles.
Fact · Ministry of Revenues (Telegram) · Ministry of Revenues' own announcement · link
Ethiopia's parliament elects new speakers for both chambers
Parliament elects Ahmed Shide, finance minister in recent years, as Speaker of the House of Peoples' Representatives, and Labour and Skills Minister Muferihat Kamil as Speaker of the House of Federation.
Fact · Addis Standard (@addisstandard) · announced, not measured · link
Ahmed Shide elected Speaker of Ethiopia's House of Peoples' Representatives
The newly formed House of Peoples' Representatives elects Ahmed Shide as its Speaker during the inauguration ceremony in Addis Ababa, held as the House opens.
Fact · ENA (Telegram) · official figure: EZA (Ethiopian News Agency) · link
Ethiopia's Federation Council elects Muferihat Kamil as Speaker
The Federation Council elects Muferihat Kamil as its Speaker during its first founding session of the seventh parliamentary term's first working year, attended by President Taye Atske Selassie.
Fact · ENA (Telegram) · official figure: Federation Council (reported by EZA) · link
Ethiopia's PM addresses parliament on first year of new government
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed tells the House of Peoples' Representatives founding session that Ethiopians must stand together, that no citizen would lose, and cites summer wheat and a sea outlet.
Fact · Ministry of Planning and Development (Telegram) · official figure: Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's own announcement · link
Ethiopia's PM Abiy Ahmed pledges work on sea access in new term
After the House of Peoples' Representatives appoints him for a further five years, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed says his government will work hard for an outlet to the sea and refers to neighbours.
Plan · Tikvah Ethiopia (Telegram) · announced, not shipped · link
Ayelech Eshete elected Deputy Speaker of Ethiopia's House of Peoples' Representatives
The new House of Peoples' Representatives unanimously elects Ayelech Eshete as Deputy Speaker in Addis Ababa on 25 September 2019, during the inauguration of the new government.
Fact · ENA (Telegram) · official figure: EZA (Ethiopian News Agency) · link
Federation Council Elects Desta Ledamo as Deputy Speaker
The Federation Council elects Desta Ledamo as Deputy Speaker during its founding session, the first of the seventh parliamentary term, attended by President Taye Atske Selassie in Addis Ababa.
Fact · ENA (Telegram) · official figure: Federation Council · link
Security
Fighting and drone attack reported in Sudan's Blue Nile state
A coalition aligned with Sudan's Rapid Support Forces says it seized areas near Ed Damazin, including Roseris, Menza and Basharqat, taking over 20 vehicles. The army says it repelled the attack; a drone struck the governor's residence.
Fact · Addis Maleda (Telegram) · announced, not measured · link
Ethiopian army takes Mekelle, but war continues
Ethiopian government forces and allied Tigray peace fighters capture Mekelle, pushing TPLF leaders out. It is the second time the city has left TPLF hands; the first was in November 2013. The war continues.
Fact · DW Amharic · reported by DW (Deutsche Welle); not an official announcement · link
Drone strikes reported in Tigray's Shiraro and Adwa
Residents and eyewitnesses say drone strikes hit Shiraro and Adwa in Tigray on Saturday night; one strike at around 2:15 a.m. killed nine and injured 14 at an IDP camp in Adi Abay.
Fact · Addis Standard (@addisstandard) · reported by Addis Standard; eyewitness accounts not independently verified · link
Airstrikes and artillery reported in north Ethiopia after Tigray capital's fall
Reuters reports, citing aid sources, that airstrikes and artillery strikes hit northern Ethiopia after the Tigray capital fell, with no details on casualties or locations.
Fact · Reuters (Ethiopia, via Google News) · reported by Reuters; not independently verified · link
MSF says 720 war-wounded treated in Koram, Alamata and Shire hospitals
Doctors Without Borders says 720 war-wounded people were treated in hospitals in Koram, Alamata and Shire; admissions at Koram and Alamata rose from 180 to 420 within 48 hours in Meskerem 12 to 15.
Fact · BBC News Amharic · official figure: MSF · link
Economy
Ethiopia Says Eurobond Debt Restructuring Reaches Final Stage
The Ministry of Finance announces that Ethiopia's debt restructuring with Eurobond creditors has reached its final stage, with Finance Minister Ahmed Shide saying only legal terms remain.
Fact · Ethiopian Business Daily (Telegram) · Ministry of Finance's own announcement · link
Ethiopia's Movable Collateral Registry Passes 312,000 Assets
National Bank Governor Eyob Tekalign says the Movable Collateral Registry holds over 312,000 assets, up from 285,000 in February 2026, helping SMEs secure credit. Motor vehicles are about 61 percent.
Release · Ethiopian Business Review (Telegram) · not yet available · link
Development Bank of Ethiopia Opens Two Financing Windows for Off-Grid Solar Businesses
The Development Bank of Ethiopia expands financing for off-grid solar businesses under the ADELE Project, offering direct DBE credit and foreign currency, or local-currency working capital via twelve commercial banks.
Release · Birr Metrics · reported by Birr Metrics; not on DBE's own channels · link
Ethiopia's capital market authority reports 38,000 investment accounts opened
Ethiopian Capital Market Authority Director General Hana Tehelku says about 38,000 citizens have opened investment accounts, 26 companies are registered, and daily transactions exceed 50 to 60 million birr.
Fact · Fana (Amharic) · official figure: Ethiopian Capital Market Authority · link
Society
Court-Ordered Cleanup Only Partly Carried Out
Sheger FM reports that only four of seven government institutions ordered by a court to take corrective measures for polluting the environment have carried out the decision, with the rest unwilling.
Fact · Sheger FM · according to leaked documents, reported by Sheger FM · link
Foreign relations
Egypt, Eritrea, Somalia and Sudan Issue El Alamein Declaration on Red Sea
Egypt's President el-Sisi hosts Eritrea's Isaias Afwerki, Somalia's Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and Sudan's Abdel Fattah al-Burhan in El Alamein. Their declaration says Red Sea administration and security belong only to coastal states.
Release · Borkena · reported by borkena; not on the organisation's own channels · link
Ethiopia's Foreign Ministry Asserts Nile and Red Sea Ties, Rejects Coercion
Ethiopia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs says ties to the Nile and Red Sea cannot be changed by political rhetoric or external pressure, noting its highlands supply 85 percent of the Nile and its borders lie 48 kilometers from the coast.
Release · Borkena · reported by Borkena; not on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' own channels · link
Ethiopia restates Nile and Red Sea interests
Ethiopia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs says its interests in the Blue Nile and Red Sea rest on geographic and historical realities, and rejects coercion and destabilisation as unable to alter them.
Fact · Addis Standard (@addisstandard) · Ethiopia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs's own announcement · link
Egypt, Eritrea, Somalia and Sudan issue joint statement on Red Sea and transboundary rivers
The leaders of Egypt, Eritrea, Somalia and Sudan meet in El Alamein and issue a joint statement saying international laws on the Red Sea and transboundary rivers, including the Nile, must be respected.
Fact · BBC News Amharic · official figure: joint statement by Egypt, Eritrea, Somalia and Sudan (reported by BBC Amharic) · link
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