የተባበሩት መንግስታት ዋና ፀሃፊ አንቶኒዮ ጉሮሬስ "የተስፋ ነፋፊዎች በአፍሪካ ውስጥ ሁል ጊዜ እየጠነከሩ ያሉበት" ዋና ምክንያቶች ከሆኑት መካከል አንዱ መሆኑን አምነዋል ።
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said he has often stated that "winds of hope are blowing ever stronger across Africa" and that Abiy was one of the main reasons why.