• Litters contain 1–4 young.

The Abyssinian genet is a terrestrial species that develops on land, away from bodies of water, and its young develop in nests built on or near the ground, such as within tree trunks or caves. Embryonic development takes 2 months and 3 weeks, and gestation lasts 70 days, after which the female gives birth to 2–4 live young. The young are raised by the mother in a safe den, and she feeds them milk for several months. A litter has 2–4 offspring, and the female reaches sexual maturity between 1 and 2 years of age. Reproduction occurs through homogamy, always involving fertilization without generational change. The interval between breeding events is from 8 months to 1 year, and only the mother displays parental care within nests located in tree trunks or caves.