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Reflecting on 2025/26 (2018 E.C.): Ethiopia's Major Milestones and Challenges
The Reporter · 2 weeks ago · Read the Full Story on The Reporter
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A comprehensive retrospective review of 2025/26 (2018 E.C.) highlights Ethiopia's defining political, economic, diplomatic, and security developments.
- The Ethiopian National Dialogue Commission concluded its core consultative phases, gathering inputs across 1,200 woredas and holding a national assembly with 4,000 delegates.
- Delegates adopted eight thematic agenda pillars addressing identity, state structure, governance, rights, and socio-economic frameworks.
- Ethiopia finalized external debt restructuring under the G20 Common Framework, restructuring $8.4 billion in bilateral obligations and reaching a commercial bondholder deal for an $880 million replacement note.
- The Seventh General Election on June 1, 2026, registered over 54 million voters using the 'Mirchaye' digital platform.
- The ruling Prosperity Party secured 438 out of 486 contested seats in the federal parliament, forming the next federal government.
- Construction officially began on the $12.5 billion Bishoftu International Airport in Abusera to serve as Africa's largest aviation hub, targeting 60 million passengers annually by Phase One.
- The Pretoria Peace Agreement faced administrative and political stalemates between federal authorities and the TPLF.
- Persistent security crises and human rights challenges continued across the Amhara and Oromia regions amidst ongoing counter-insurgency operations.
- The Ethiopian Securities Exchange launched operations, accompanied by multiple financial institutions submitting prospectuses for listing and new banking regulations allowing foreign entry.
- Ethiopia completed its first full year as a BRICS member, initiated accession to the NDB, and enacted carbon market legislation ahead of hosting COP32.
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