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Abiy Ahmed

Prime Minister, Ethiopia

Search every verified Abiy Ahmed interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. In August 2026, Abiy Ahmed participated in interviews with Oromia Broadcasting Network and Amico, discussing historical and contemporary issues. In the OBN interview, he addressed questions concerning the Oromo people and their contributions to Ethiopian history. In the Amico interview, he discussed current political, economic, and social matters, stating that the Amhara and Oromo peoples have a history of interconnection through marriage, politics, and adoption. He also commented on the June 15 incident, describing it as the result of a misassessment and a politics of division, and said the Welkait identity question should be resolved through dialogue involving both regions' peoples and a referendum per the constitution. He described his concept of a "government of addition" as being based on indigenous values such as Qine, Debo, Shimgilina, and Gada. In late June, Abiy Ahmed addressed Parliament to present the government's performance report for the 2018 budget year and answer questions on the 2019 budget. During this address, he reported that Ethiopia's economic growth was estimated at 12.2% and that single-year export earnings had exceeded the total earned over the previous 27 years. In a separate address on structural reforms, he stated that inflation had fallen sharply from above 30% to single digits earlier in the year, and projected economic growth of 10.2% for the fiscal year. He attributed these outcomes to deliberate policy choices and discussed reforms related to macroeconomic stability, digital systems, and infrastructure.

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“ኢትዮጵያ ኢትዮጵያ ኢትዮጵያ ኦሮሞን ኢትዮጵያን ሂንዲ አሜን ጎቱ ወልቀታው ጉማሩ ደብረን ኢትዮጵያን ኢትዮጵያ ኦሮሞን ኢትዮጵያን ጀርቶ አባን ተስገቢ ደንዳንት ኢትዮጵያ ከኔ አቡን ኢትዮጵያ መጥሮ ሃይ ተኩማ ኢትዮጵያ”

“የወልቃይት ጥያቄ ረዘም ላለ ጊዜ ይገባኛል ጥያቄ በአማራ ክልል ሲነሳ ቆይቷል። ይህንን ጉዳይ ሁለቱም ክልሎች የሁለቱም ክልል ህዝቦች ያሳተፈ ያወያየ በህገ መንግስቱ መሰረት በሪፍረንደም የተረጋገጠ ለዘላቂ ሰላም መነሾ የሚሆን ካልሆነ እድል አግኝቻለው እና አሁን ላፈላርግ ብትል ሲቀየር ይበላሻል።”

“The single year export earning has exceeded what has been earned in 27 years. This is is not just a figure. It's a tangible achievement.”

“Ethiopia's economic growth is estimated to be 12.2%. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the huge economic growth in Africa. We promised to the people of Ethiopia that we will bring informative growth and we have achieved that.”

“She enrolled in FIEDA, our national digital ID system. As she began using digital payments, she started building a financial record. That record became trust, and that trust opened the door to finance. She didn't change. What changed was access. Today, millions of Ethiopians are gaining access to opportunities that were once beyond their reach.”

“Inflation has fallen sharply from above 30%. Earlier this year it even reached single digits. And our exports are moving toward historic levels. Our economy is projected to grow at 10.2% this fiscal year. By the way the fastest growth rate in our continent. These outcomes did not happen by chance. They are the result of deliberate choices.”

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