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Armed conflict in Amhara and Afar state
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News: US delays sanctions “on elements aligned” with Gov’t of Ethiopia, TPLF “to allow time & space” for talks
By Addis Standard Staff Addis Abeba, November 12/2021 – The US State Department said the US government was “not imposing sanctions at this time on elements aligned with the Government of Ethiopia and TPLF to allow time and space to see if these talks can make progress.” The State Department …
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News: Blinken ramps up calls for ceasefire, humanitarian access in talks with Demeke, Obasanjo
Addis Abeba, November 11/2021 – The U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with Ethiopian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Demeke Mekonnen and AU High Representative for the Horn of Africa Olusegun Obasanjo yesterday, the state department said. In his call with Demeke, Secretary Blinken “expressed concern over the …