“The Congress met quorum and followed due process,” the Electoral Committee said in a statement announcing the decision.
Leaders stressed the importance of clean, reliable and scalable energy.
The event is seen as an act of reconciliation and part of a process of the country coming to terms with its violent recent past.
What was declared a military victory in January 2025 is now overshadowed by widespread abuses, driven by ethnicity.
Aged just 19, Alawia Babiker Ahmed miscarried as she was fleeing on foot the devastating war in Darfur.
"This is not just a training. This is a call to lead," Gebeyehu said.
Business mogul Dantata, 94, an uncle of Africa's richest man Aliko Dangote, leaves three wives, 21 children and 121 grandchildren.
Reports say dozens more people were injured - some severely.
The Horn of Africa country has long battled porous borders exploited by traffickers and terrorists.
