In the last three years, there have been a number of attacks on civilians in various parts of the country to reverse the reforms that has taken place through the demands and struggles of the Ethiopian people for democracy and human rights. As a result, many lives have been lost and maimed, citizens have been displaced and properties were destroyed. These attacks have left society in constant anticipation of danger and fear, undermining trust in the government and among the people. Various evidences point to the existential threat faced by the state as a result of these organized actions.

As the highly anticipated national elections will be held on June 5, 2021 with Addis Ababa and Dire Dawa cities casting their vote on June 12, 2021, far reaching preparations have been undertaken in all regions together with the National Electoral Board of Ethiopia.

Ethiopia’s 6th National Elections are scheduled to take place in the month of June 2021 – a mere few weeks away. The highly anticipated elections will arguably be the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia’s first free and fair elections. Since 2018, the current administration has embarked on a path of democratization with a commitment to widening the political space and enabling a conducive environment for a democratic and informed discourse. Realization of this commitment is not without any difficulties. Nevertheless, the Federal government’s will to persevere along the intended path of democratization remains uncompromised. Following the failure of the previous regime to build a democratic culture, Ethiopia is now confronted with the twin challenges of building the necessary institutions and mindsets to enable a robust democratic culture and practice. Ethiopians are also presented with an opportunity to transition the country into a new era of governance and prosperity befitting its long history and aspirations of its proud people and the ample growth potential our country possesses. To this end, the Federal government’s commitment to hold the first free, fair and peaceful elections have been founded on ongoing preparations to meet this goal. A National Election Security Committee comprising members of the Federal Police, the Attorney General, the National Intelligence and Security Service, and the Ministry of Defence and regional representatives has been established by the government to ensure a peaceful and legitimate election. Discussions have been underway on the role the government must play in ensuring citizens exercise their Constitutional rights to vote freely. Special measures are being taken by the committee to identify areas where there is a risk of conflict. To deal with any election related grievances, the Federal Supreme Court the supreme court has set up dedicated electoral dispute adjudication benches. Political parties are aggressively campaigning across the country. To help voters make informed choices, election debates among contesting parties have begun with active participation of independent media and civil society on topics of national importance. With a vested interest and commitment to democratization, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed continues to convene Regional Presidents and the Head of the National Electoral Board of Ethiopia with the objective of identifying and resolving bottlenecks or challenges in the pre-election phase. Resultantly, on February 25, 2021 and April 17, 2021, the Prime Minister held virtual meetings to follow up on security arrangements and set up of polling stations in each region. With a few weeks remaining, citizens are encouraged to timely register to vote in exercising their democratic rights and engage constructively throughout the electoral process to collectively ensure free and fair elections.

The government is calling on senior TPLF military and political leaders, who are suspected to have played a key role in the crime, to surrender peacefully to law enforcement agencies. The government calls on these leaders to do their part by learning from the devastation and damage so far, presenting themselves to justice, preventing further national loss and not shedding the blood of citizens in vain. TPLF's top military and political leaders who do this will save themselves from severe punishment and prevent misery of their people. However, to the senior military and political leaders of the TPLF who do not respond to this last call to bring themselves to justice, the government states in advance that all necessary measures will be taken to enforce the law.

Statement on the Tigray Region Rule of Law Operations

Unfettered humanitarian access and joint investigations in the Tigray Region

Updates on Tigray Region

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed held discussions with political parties and civil society organizations

ጠቅላይ ሚኒስትር ዐቢይ አሕመድ ብሔራዊ የምርጫ ቦርድ በተገኘበት ቀጣዩን ምርጫ አስመልክቶ ከፖለቲካ ፓርቲ አመራሮች እና ከሲቪክ ማኅበረሰብ ተወካዮች ጋር ውይይት አካሂደዋል።

የኢፌድሪ ሚኒስትሮች ምክር ቤት በትግራይ ክልል የአስቸኳይ ጊዜ አዋጅ አወጀ

Federal Council of Ministers declares State of Emergency in Tigray Region

Updates on the unfolding developments in Ethiopia

TPLF attacks Ethiopian National Defense Forces Base in Tigray

ጥቅምት 14 2013 ስህዳሴ ግድብ የተሰጠ መግለጫ

The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is an affirmation of Ethiopia’s commitment for equitable and reasonable utilization of the Abbay River.

July 10 Press Release

Context and Updates on Current Issues in Ethiopia

የኢፌዴሪ ጠቅላይ ሚኒስትር ዐቢይ አሕመድ ሰኔ 1 ቀን 2012 በህዝብ ተወካዮች ምክር ቤት ተገኝተው ከምክር ቤት አባላትበወቅታዊና የመንግስት አቅጣጫ ጥያቄዎች ምላሽ ሰጥተዋል።

Objectives of the government’s recent measures:

• Enhance the governmet’s effort to protect the health of the population
• Protect livelihoods and avoid layoff of employees
• Help low income communities from possible further crisis due to COVID related economic slowdown including housing and rental payments
• Encourgae donations towards COVID response
• To ensure economic resilence and quick recovery
• Support businesses that are severely affected by the pandemic; Encourage service providers and manufacturers to continue their operation

መጋቢት 3 ቀን 2012 አዲስ አበባ

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s Summary of Responses to Questions Raised by House of People’s Representatives

ታህሳስ 21፣ 2012

ኅዳር 28 ቀን 2012 ዓ.ም

October 11, 2019 Addis Ababa

11 October 2019 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

ነሐሴ 15, 2011 አዲስ አበባ

June 23, 2019 Addis Ababa

ሰኔ 16, 2011

ግንቦት 14 ቀን 2011 ዓ/ም

መጋቢት 30 ቀን 2011 ዓ/ም

መጋቢት 19 ቀን 2011 አዲስ አበባ

March 16, 2019, Addis Ababa - Ethiopia

የካቲት 30 ቀን 2011 አዲስ አበባ

ጥር 28 ቀን 2011

ጥር 28 ቀን 2012 አዲስ አበባ

ጥር 25, 2011

ጥር 24 ቀን 2011

Brussels, 24 January 2019. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed met today Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Union Commission. They discussed the strategic engagement between the Ethiopia and EU and they agreed to deepen their co-operation. President Juncker praised the reforms that have been taken until now and expressed the Commission’s support for the Prime Minister’s plans for further political, economic reform and regional integration.

ጥር 3 ቀን 2011

ታህሳስ 27 ቀን 2011 አዲስ አበባ

H.E. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed held discussions with 3,696 educators from throughout the country on January 5, 2019 at the Office of the Prime Minister and addressed several questions posed in relation to creating a conducive education environment. The meeting was held in cognizance of the role of dialogue with educators to nurture their efforts of building the next generation. The Prime Minister highlighted that nation-building is a key outcome of educators invested in fostering a generation that has its country’s best interests at heart.

H.E. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed received the Federal Chancellor of Austria, Sebastian Kurz, at the Office of the Prime Minister on Thursday, December 6 2018. The visit by H.E. Sebastian Kurz follows the meeting between the two heads of state on the margins of the G20 Investment Summit held in Germany in October of this year.

Abiy Ahmed, Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Ethiopia responded to questions put to him by Members of House of People’s Representatives on current issues and the policy direction of the government. Here are key highlights of his responses.