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News: Ethiopia calls US visa sanctions “regrettable,” says it will “reassess its relations”
Addis Abeba, May 24/2021 – Following the latest U.S. announcement of visa restrictions for “any current or former” Ethiopian, Eritrean officials “responsible for, or complicit in, undermining resolution of the crisis in Tigray,” the Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) has …
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News: U.S. announces visa restrictions on Ethiopian, Eritrean officials & members of security forces responsible of ongoing crisis in Tigray
Addis Abeba, May 24/2021 – U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, announced visa restrictions for “any current or former” Ethiopian, Eritrean officials “responsible for, or complicit in, undermining resolution of the crisis in Tigray.” “Despite significant diplomatic engagement, the parties to the conflict in Tigray have taken no meaningful …
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News: USAID partner staff member killed in Tigray; U.N. condemns killing of nine aid workers so far; both call for protection and investigation
Addis Abeba, May 2021 – The U.S. Government issued a statement calling on all armed actors in Ethiopia to safeguard the lives and activities of humanitarian workers throughout Ethiopia after a staff member of a USAID partner was killed on April 28 in Kola Temben, Tigray reportedly by Eritrean and …