U.S. Embassy Slams Alleged Role in PM Abiy’s Selection as ‘Baseless’

“We certainly support the PM’s reform agenda … but we had no role to play in his election” BY ETHIOPIA OBSERVER The U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa on Tuesday rejected allegations by a founding member of the Tigrayan People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) that the United States was involved in the appointment of Prime Minister Abiy […]

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Ethiopia State of Emergency Affecting Work of US Embassy

By Abdur Rahman Alfa Shaban, The United States embassy in Addis Ababa has disclosed that the October 9 state of emergency currently in force in Ethiopia severely affects their ability to assist US citizens. One of the restrictions under the curfew is that diplomats “for their own safety” were to avoid traveling 40 kilometers outside […]

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