Green Legacy & Digital Sovereignty: Ethiopia’s Green Legacy Initiative planted 805.3 million tree seedlings across 291,400 hectares in a 12-hour mobilization, while the country also marked progress in its national digital identity drive and broader “digital sovereignty” efforts. Hydropower & Diaspora Ties: Diaspora Ethiopians visited GERD and hailed it as “Ethiopia’s liquid gold,” as the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam moves deeper into operation and becomes a symbol of national development. Jobs & Skills: Labor and Skills Minister Muferihat Kamil said TVET reforms are expanding skill parks and training aligned with labor market needs, with 1,898 graduates recognized at a TVTI graduation. Governance & Anti-Corruption: PM Abiy Ahmed said the Prosperity Party’s next five-year agenda will center citizens’ wellbeing, stronger public service delivery, and tougher action against corruption and inefficiency. BRICS Culture Roadmap: BRICS culture ministers adopted the “Bhopal Declaration,” focusing on cultural and creative industries, UNESCO heritage cooperation, and “provenance research,” including possible AI tracing tools. Finance Watch: The National Bank of Ethiopia pushed back on calls for deeper liquidity oversight, saying banks must manage their own liquidity under NBE regulatory frameworks. Education Disruption: Addis Abeba University’s autonomy restructuring left nearly 500 administrative staff and 50 academics without placements, with management saying no one was dismissed.