አምባሳደር ብናልፍ አንዱአለም በአሜሪካ ሴኔት የውጭ ግንኙነት ኮሚቴ የአፍሪካ ንዑስ ኮሚቴ ሰብሳቢ ከሆኑት ሴናተር ቴድ ክሩዝ ጋር ተገናኝተው ተነጋገሩ። ክቡር አምባሳደሩ ከሴናተሩ ጋር ሲገናኙ ይህ ለሁለተኛ ጊዜ ሲሆን በዚህ ውይይታቸውም በአፍሪካ ንኡስ ኮሚቴ ሥራ እንዲሁም ንኡስ ኮሚቴው አሜሪካ ከአፍሪካ ጋር ያላትን ግንኙነት ከማሳደግ አንጻር ባለው ሚና ላይ ተወያይተዋል። ሁለቱም ወገኖች በዩናይትድ ስቴትስ እና በኢትዮጵያ መካከል ያለውን የሁለትዮሽ ግንኙነት ለማጠናከር የበለጠ ተቀራርበው ለመስራት ከፍተኛ ፍላጎት እንዳላቸው ገልጸዋል። ውይይታቸውም በዋና ዋና የጋራ ጉዳዮች እና በተለያዩ ዘርፎች ትብብርን ለማሳደግ በሚያስችሉ ጉዳዮች ዙሪያ ያተኮረ ነበር።

Ambassador Binalef Andualem met with Senator Ted Cruz, who chairs the Africa subcommittee of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. This meeting, their second, underscored a commitment to ongoing communication. They exchanged views on the work of the Africa subcommittee and its role in enhancing U.S.-Africa relations. Both parties expressed a strong desire to collaborate more closely to strengthen the bilateral relationship between the United States and Ethiopia. Their discussions focused on key areas of mutual interest and the potential for increased cooperation across various sectors.

Today is a day of great pride for Ethiopians as we celebrate the official handover of “Tsehay” by the Italian Government. I extend my immense gratitude to Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni for her support over the past year in facilitating its return.

“Tsehay” is the first aircraft built in Ethiopia in 1935, under the collaborative efforts of the German engineer and pilot of the emperor, Herr Ludwig Weber, and Ethiopian individuals of that era.

In a ceremony hosted by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization in Rome, Italy, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has been awarded the prestigious FAO Agricola Medal, according to the organization, for his vision, leadership and commitment to food security and nutrition as well as the pursuit of innovative solutions in wheat self-sufficiency in the context of fast-changing and challenging circumstances.

The Prime Minister received the Agricola Medal in the presence of high-level delegates of various countries, representatives of international organizations, diplomatic missions in Italy and private sector representatives.
For the past five years, Ethiopia has been making critical investments in the agricultural sector and pursuing wheat self sufficiency endeavors marking significant growth across major commodities.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, H.E. Demeke Mokonnen, today met with the UNICEF Regional Director for Eastern and Southern Africa, Etleva Kadilli.

The call for scaled-up intervention arrives at a critical juncture for the Horn of Africa, where overlapping crises have severely strained traditional donor networks. As global aid budgets face unprecedented pressure from simultaneous international emergencies, regional development dialogues have increasingly centered on the necessity of diverse resource mobilization.

State-level contributions continue to form the foundation of emergency response. Yet, a growing consensus among humanitarian actors and policy analysts points to the untapped potential of private sector partnerships. Economic forums across the region over the past year have heavily emphasized the need to draw corporate entities into the humanitarian fold, moving beyond standard corporate social responsibility pledges toward integrated, long-term operational support.

This push toward diversified financing has prompted many global development organizations to explore the rapidly expanding digital economy. Across the broader NGO ecosystem, resource officers are actively courting non-traditional tech verticals to supplement their core budgets. The resulting outreach spans a wide spectrum of the digital landscape, capturing specialized community-building grants from cloud infrastructure providers, fintech startups, and occasionally a crypto casino or decentralized finance collective seeking to establish a philanthropic footprint. These alternative revenue streams demonstrate the shifting architecture of international aid.

However, as financial pipelines modernize at the global level, the immediate challenges on the ground remain decidedly physical. Translating these diverse funding portfolios into tangible community support requires navigating complex security environments, seasonal climate disruptions, and degraded rural road networks.

Delivering essential health, nutrition, and education services to marginalized communities ultimately demands robust, localized coordination. Without secure access routes and the backing of regional administrators, even the most comprehensively funded initiatives risk stalling before they reach the most vulnerable demographics. This logistical imperative formed the second major pillar of the bilateral discussions.

During the meeting, Mr. Demeke appreciated UNICEF’s continued support of humanitarian assistance programs, particularly for vulnerable children.

He requested that UNICEF scale up its support for the populations affected by conflict and climate change.

UNICEF Regional Director for Eastern and Southern Africa, Etleva Kadilli, said currently, UNICEF is working in Ethiopia to provide humanitarian assistance to conflict and disaster-affected children.

She requested that the government of Ethiopia provide support to reach children who are living in remote areas.

UNICEF is one of the leading development actors among the UN agencies working on humanitarian response efforts in Ethiopia.

During today’s session of the Annual Ethiopian Ambassadors Retreat, various papers highlighting manifold regional and geopolitical shifts and issues of peace, security and development were presented by heads of missions, director generals, veteran diplomats as well as senior researchers from the Institute of Foreign Affairs.
Foreign Policy Advisor to H.E. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Minister, H.E. Ambassador Taye Atske-Selassie also briefed the envoys on the need to protect the national interests of Ethiopia with a better understanding of the global situation and to foster foreign relations predicated on forging consensus, friendship, cooperation and diversification of partnerships.

Diplomacy is a multi-stakeholder endeavour that requires seamless synergy and cooperation among key stakeholders to achieve key foreign policy priorities, Ambassador Taye stated.
In his concluding remarks, State Minister of Foreign Affairs H.E. Ambassador Mesganu Arga said, Ethiopia’s diplomats together with partners should champion an assertive diplomatic posture and heads of missions overseas ought to discharge their leadership duties in manner that is cognizant of major geopolitical dynamics.
Multiplying partnerships and alliances should also be the hallmark of Ethiopia’s foreign relations that is geared towards protecting and promoting our national interests, the State Minister stressed.
The discussion session was moderated by State Minister Ambassador Mesganu Arga.