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The agreement signed today in South Africa is monumental in moving Ethiopia forward on the path of the reforms we embarked upon four and half years ago. Our commitment to peace remains steadfast. And our commitment to collaborating for the implementation of the agreement is equally strong.
On behalf of the people and Government of Ethiopia, I would like to express my gratitude to the African Union Commission and the AU High Representative for the Horn of Africa His Excellency former President Olusegun Obasanjo, together with esteemed members of the high representative’s team; His Excellency former President Uhuru Kenyatta and Her Excellency Dr. Phumuzile Mlalmbo, former Deputy President of the Republic of South Africa. I would also like to thank His Excellency Mr. Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson of the African Union Commission for spearheading the AU’s principled position of ‘African Solutions to African Problems.
To my dear brother His Excellency Cyril Ramaphosa, President of the Republic of South Africa, Ethiopia is grateful to you and the sisterly nation of South Africa for hosting these talks to their successful conclusion.
I would like to express appreciation to friends of Ethiopia that have taken an active role in supporting the conclusion of this agreement. We count on your continued support in reconstructing conflict affected areas in the Northern part of the country and an enhanced partnership with Ethiopia in our countrywide development endeavors.
Last but not least, to the brave members of the Ethiopian National Defense Forces and the courageous people of this nation that stood a testing period, I humbly share deepest gratitude.
May God Bless Ethiopia and her Children!
November 2, 2022

(ጥቅምት 22 ቀን 2015 ዓ/ም አዲስ አበባ): እየተካሄደ ባለው የአፍሪካ ወጣቶች ጉባኤ የቀደሞ መሪዎች በፓን አፍሪካኒዝም ዙሪያ ለወጣቶቹ ያላቸውን ልምድ አካፍለዋል ።
በመድረኩ የቀድሞው የኢትዮጵያ ፕሬዚዳንት ክቡር ዶ/ር ሙላቱ ተሾመ የአፍሪካ ህብረት 2063 ፍኖተ ካርታ ለወጣቶች ትኩረት ይሰጣል፥ ፓን አፍሪካኒዝም እሳቤ እና አስተሳሰብ እንዲያድግ እና በአህጉሩ እንዲጠናከር በርካታ ስራዎች መስራት እንደሚገባ ገልፀዋል።

ቀጠናዊ የኢኮኖሚ ውህደት እንዲኖር በዓለምአቀፍ ደረጃ ጥረቶች መደረግ እንዳለባቸው የገለፁት ክቡር ዶ/ር ሙላቱ የእረጅም ጊዜ ግጭትን በማስወገድ የመሰረተ ልማት ትስስርን ማጠናከር በልማት መስኮች እድሎች መፍጠር እንደሚገባም አስገንዝበዋል። የወጣቶችን አቅም መጠቀም እና የአመራር ሚናቸውን ማጎልበት ይገባል ብለዋል ።
የጋና የቀድሞው ፕሬዝዳንት ክቡር ድራማኒ ማሀማ አፍሪካ በቅኝ ግዛት ዘመን ያሳለፈችው ፈታኝ ጊዜ በማለፍ አሁን ባሉ ተስፋ እና እድሎች መጠቀም ያስፈልጋል ብለዋል ።

የአፍሪካ ባህላዊ እሴቶችን በማዳበር የራሳችን ሞራል እና ማንነት መጠበቅ ይገባል ፤ዛሬ በተለያዩ መገናኛ ዘዴዎች የሚሰራጩ ሀሳቦች አፍሪካዊ ማንነታችን እያሳጡን በመሆኑ፤ የዚህ ዘመን ወጣቶች ይንን በመከላከል እና በመጠበቅ ወጣቶች ኃላፊነታችሁን መወጣት ይገባችኋል ነው ያሉት።

አፍሪካውያን በሰላም ግንበታ ፣ የምግብ ዋስትና ማረጋገጥ እና የተፈጥሮ ሀብትን በበቂ መጠን መጠቀም የነገ ትውልድ መሪዎች አቅም መገንባት ያስፈልጋል ተብሏል ።

The African Youth Summit officially begins in Addis Ababa today (October 29), in the presence of DPM and FM Demeke Mekonnen as well as other notable guests from across Africa.

In his opening remarks, DPM Demeke said that Africa should work for the advancement and benefit of the youth by taking advantage of the favorable opportunities available at the continental level.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mr. Demeke briefed the Ethiopian government’s wide-range efforts underway by engaging the youth in various voluntary services.

He also asserted that the forum hosted by Ethiopia this time is an ideal platform to create connections by the youth leaders and to build partnerships. The Deputy Chairperson (DCP) of the African Union Commission, H.E. Dr. Monique Nsanzabaganwa, on her part, remarked Africa should use the potential of the youth to build hope and development for the continent.

She emphasized the importance of utilizing young people’s potential to advance global and continental change.

Head of the Ethiopian Youth League, Asfaw Tekele, also said that the same resilience of the Pan-African movement shall be repeated currently to development and growth of the continent.

The summit continue discussions on ways of promoting pan-African vision, strengthen integration among African youth tomorrow.

H.E. Dr. Eyob Tekalign, State Minister of Finance and H.E. Ambassador Dr. Seleshi Bekele held discussions with about 50 investors, manufacturers and exporting companies in the apparel and footwear sectors at a workshop organized by the Embassy of Ethiopia. The main focus of the workshop was to review the impacts of the termination of Ethiopia’s AGOA benefits on Ethio-American business and economic relations. H.E Dr. Eyob and Ambassador Seleshi briefed the participants on the various concrete measures the Ethiopian Government has undertaken regarding all of the concerns expressed by the U.S. Government when it announced the termination of AGOA.The participants highlighted that the decision made to suspend Ethiopia’s AGOA benefits is counterproductive and it disproportionately affects thousands of poor employees as well as the manufacturers and investors in the sector who relied on the AGOA program when they developed their businesses in Ethiopia.Since the U.S. Government terminated Ethiopia’s AGOA eligibility in January 2022, thousands of workers in the textile and footwear sectors have lost their jobs and livelihoods (mostly young women who support children and elderly parents). The participants have expressed their concern that thousands of additional jobs will be lost if the AGOA benefits are not restored.With regard to the conflict in the northern part of the country, the participants appreciated the measures undertaken by the Ethiopian Government and the significant progress made in allowing unfettered access to the provision of humanitarian assistance to the people in Tigray and other conflict-affected regions, and the various investigations it has conducted into alleged human rights violations. They also expressed their support to the Government’s commitment to the AU-led peace process towards the peaceful resolution of the conflict.In this spirit, the participants expressed their appeal to the U.S. Government to reconsider its decision and reinstate Ethiopia’s AGOA benefits without further delay with the aim of fostering the long-standing relations between Ethiopia and the United States.