Ethiopia: Joint Session of Ethiopia's Two Houses Opens As President Taye Outlines Government Priorities

What the report says

Ethiopia’s two parliamentary chambers convened a joint opening session in Addis Ababa on 6 October 2026, marking the start of the 7th year of the House of Peoples’ Representatives and the House of Federation, according to the Ethiopian News Agency report distributed by AllAfrica. President Taye Atske-Selassie used the session to present the government’s priorities across several areas, including the economy, security, social affairs, diplomacy and regional issues.

The report said the president focused heavily on economic performance, arguing that recent results provide a basis for future work and help support what he described as economic sovereignty. He pointed to progress in agriculture, exports, tourism, industry and digital services, along with stronger revenue collection and the government’s decision to stop commercial borrowing. He also linked this to progress on long-delayed infrastructure projects and to the broader 10-year development plan.

The article also noted an institutional step taken earlier, when the House of Peoples’ Representatives re-appointed Dr. Abiy Ahmed as prime minister during its first regular meeting of the year. More broadly, the session shows the government’s effort to set out its agenda at the start of a new parliamentary term, with economic management and national stability placed at the center of the message.