{"id":5162,"date":"2026-10-06T11:34:34","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T11:34:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/?p=5162"},"modified":"2026-10-06T11:34:38","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T11:34:38","slug":"william-ruto-congratulates-pm-abiy-ahmed-on-re-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/william-ruto-congratulates-pm-abiy-ahmed-on-re-election\/","title":{"rendered":"William Ruto Congratulates PM Abiy Ahmed on Re-Election"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/10\/836199023_1633813235057996_7822338719772792127_n-1024x683.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/10\/836199023_1633813235057996_7822338719772792127_n-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/10\/836199023_1633813235057996_7822338719772792127_n-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/10\/836199023_1633813235057996_7822338719772792127_n-767x512.png 767w, https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/10\/836199023_1633813235057996_7822338719772792127_n.jpg 1040w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">AMN PLUS \u2014 October 6, 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kenyan President William Ruto has congratulated Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed following his re-election for a second term.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In his message, President Ruto described Prime Minister Abiy\u2019s re-election as a reflection of confidence in his leadership and vision for Ethiopia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President Ruto also reaffirmed Kenya\u2019s goodwill toward Ethiopia and expressed his country\u2019s readiness to further strengthen the longstanding friendship and cooperation between the two neighboring countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said Kenya remains committed to working closely with Ethiopia to advance shared interests, promote peace and development in the Horn of Africa, and deepen cooperation on regional and international platforms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prime Minister Abiy was re-elected by Ethiopia\u2019s newly constituted House of Peoples\u2019 Representatives on October 5 and subsequently took the constitutional oath of office, beginning his second five-year term.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President Ruto\u2019s message comes amid longstanding economic, diplomatic, and regional ties between Kenya and Ethiopia, with both countries continuing to pursue closer cooperation on development, regional stability, and shared interests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.facebook.com\/hashtag\/greatnation?__cft__[0]=AZg4GTC0jOoTN2FhUyABbYY4Vdy6KR4xt2R9MRZcKxD3IR_sxy7eazkbwYyk91YpD2XDKK43x0tgy9keJQdckw5JtC8XP9rWW71cm_0dDWtm753SWfWeiX601XCSivrb84cFIlyW3BbeojCaMTxM4zBZXsD6k4cwAztsTmUBGDpleSZ07uXthMqb-hQ&amp;__tn__=*NK-R\">#GreatNation<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.facebook.com\/hashtag\/noblepeople?__cft__[0]=AZg4GTC0jOoTN2FhUyABbYY4Vdy6KR4xt2R9MRZcKxD3IR_sxy7eazkbwYyk91YpD2XDKK43x0tgy9keJQdckw5JtC8XP9rWW71cm_0dDWtm753SWfWeiX601XCSivrb84cFIlyW3BbeojCaMTxM4zBZXsD6k4cwAztsTmUBGDpleSZ07uXthMqb-hQ&amp;__tn__=*NK-R\">#noblepeople<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.facebook.com\/hashtag\/grandvision?__cft__[0]=AZg4GTC0jOoTN2FhUyABbYY4Vdy6KR4xt2R9MRZcKxD3IR_sxy7eazkbwYyk91YpD2XDKK43x0tgy9keJQdckw5JtC8XP9rWW71cm_0dDWtm753SWfWeiX601XCSivrb84cFIlyW3BbeojCaMTxM4zBZXsD6k4cwAztsTmUBGDpleSZ07uXthMqb-hQ&amp;__tn__=*NK-R\">#GrandVision<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AMN PLUS \u2014 October 6, 2026 Kenyan President William Ruto has congratulated Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed following his re-election for a second term. In his message, President Ruto described Prime Minister Abiy\u2019s re-election as a reflection of confidence in his leadership and vision for Ethiopia. President Ruto also reaffirmed Kenya\u2019s goodwill toward Ethiopia and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4,11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5162","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ethiopia","category-politics","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5162","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5162"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5162\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5164,"href":"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5162\/revisions\/5164"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5162"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5162"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5162"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}