Abiy Trains Ethiopia's Cabinet in Military Drills — SkimNews
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- Abiy personally took part in military exercises at the Hurso military training centre with cabinet ministers, deputy ministers and heads of government institutions.
- Muferiat Kamil participated alongside Finance Minister Fitsum Assefa and Health Minister Mekdes Daba, while the report described military training for senior civilian officials as unusual in Ethiopia.
- Hurso military training centre hosted the program, but neither its start date nor expected duration was known when the report was published on 2 October.
- Abiy said universal prosperity required physically fit, morally strong and intellectually capable leaders, arguing that military institutions teach discipline, patriotism, teamwork, accountability and leadership. He compared soldiers’ targets with civilians’ goals, saying both seek “victory” and combining the disciplines would build a generation capable of collective achievement.
- Ethiopia is fighting in parts of northern Tigray, facing conflict in Amhara and insecurity in Oromia, while tensions with neighbouring Eritrea have heightened over the possibility of renewed conflict.
Why it matters: At least three named senior officials—Speaker Muferiat Kamil, Finance Minister Fitsum Assefa and Health Minister Mekdes Daba—joined drills that are unusual for Ethiopian civilian leaders. The program puts Abiy’s stated emphasis on discipline, accountability and teamwork into practice inside the cabinet, making those standards a visible part of senior-government leadership.
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