#Ethiopia signs host country agreement to launch railway network aiming to benefit over 1.2 billion people
Ethiopia has signed a Host Country Agreement to advance a continent-wide railway-based energy initiative valued at an estimated $29 trillion and projected to benefit more than 1.2 billion people across #Africa, according to an announcement from the Ministry of Transport & Logistics and reports carried by #Nigerian media.
The ministry said it concluded a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 8 December 2025 with Insight Dynamic Resources to develop the Gas-by-Rail Economic Corridor Initiative (#GBR-ECI).
The agreement was signed by Bareo Hassan, State Minister for Transport and Logistics, on behalf of Ethiopia, and by Insight Dynamic Resources Chief Executive Officer Musa Ibrahim Kuchi.
State Minister Bareo said the initiative aligns with Ethiopia’s national agenda to expand ...
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Ethiopia has signed a Host Country Agreement to advance a continent-wide railway-based energy initiative valued at an estimated $29 trillion and projected to benefit more than 1.2 billion people across #Africa, according to an announcement from the Ministry of Transport & Logistics and reports carried by #Nigerian media.
The ministry said it concluded a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 8 December 2025 with Insight Dynamic Resources to develop the Gas-by-Rail Economic Corridor Initiative (#GBR-ECI).
The agreement was signed by Bareo Hassan, State Minister for Transport and Logistics, on behalf of Ethiopia, and by Insight Dynamic Resources Chief Executive Officer Musa Ibrahim Kuchi.
State Minister Bareo said the initiative aligns with Ethiopia’s national agenda to expand ...
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#Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki begins four-day working visit to #Saudi_Arabia
Eritrean President #Isaias Afwerki arrived in #Riyadh on Tuesday, 9 December 2025, for a four-day working visit to Saudi Arabia at the invitation of King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.
President Isaias and his delegation were received at the Riyadh Airport Royal Terminal earlier today, according to information shared by Yemane Gebreab on X.
During the visit, President Isaias is expected to hold discussions with Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed #bin_Salman, along with other senior Saudi officials, on strengthening bilateral cooperation & addressing regional and international issues of mutual concern.
The trip follows a series of recent regional engagements by the Eritrean leader. As reported earlier, President Isaias travelled to #Sudan & #Egypt in late 2025.
On 29 November, Sudanese Sovereignty...
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Eritrean President #Isaias Afwerki arrived in #Riyadh on Tuesday, 9 December 2025, for a four-day working visit to Saudi Arabia at the invitation of King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.
President Isaias and his delegation were received at the Riyadh Airport Royal Terminal earlier today, according to information shared by Yemane Gebreab on X.
During the visit, President Isaias is expected to hold discussions with Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed #bin_Salman, along with other senior Saudi officials, on strengthening bilateral cooperation & addressing regional and international issues of mutual concern.
The trip follows a series of recent regional engagements by the Eritrean leader. As reported earlier, President Isaias travelled to #Sudan & #Egypt in late 2025.
On 29 November, Sudanese Sovereignty...
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#CITG urges action on #Tigray atrocities as world marks international Anti-Genocide day
The Commission of Inquiry on Tigray Genocide (CITG) has called for renewed international action to address atrocities committed in Tigray, issuing a statement on the occasion of the #UN’s International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of Genocide, marked annually on 9 December.
In its statement, the Commission said the global community had “failed to uphold the promise of ‘Never Again’,” alleging that genocide unfolded against the Tigrayan population despite a decade of international commitments to prevent such crimes. It said the day should serve both as remembrance and a call to urgent action.
CITG urged the establishment of “a genuinely independent, victim-centered justice process” to ensure accountability for all international crimes committed during the conflict that erupted in ...
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The Commission of Inquiry on Tigray Genocide (CITG) has called for renewed international action to address atrocities committed in Tigray, issuing a statement on the occasion of the #UN’s International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of Genocide, marked annually on 9 December.
In its statement, the Commission said the global community had “failed to uphold the promise of ‘Never Again’,” alleging that genocide unfolded against the Tigrayan population despite a decade of international commitments to prevent such crimes. It said the day should serve both as remembrance and a call to urgent action.
CITG urged the establishment of “a genuinely independent, victim-centered justice process” to ensure accountability for all international crimes committed during the conflict that erupted in ...
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Over 1.4 Million Malaria infections reported across #Ethiopia in two months, #UNICEF says
More than 1.4 million #malaria cases and 51 related deaths were recorded across Ethiopia between 1 September and 31 October 2025, according to UNICEF’s latest Ethiopia Humanitarian Situation Update.
UNICEF reported a total of 1,439,158 malaria cases during the two-month period, noting that infections were heavily concentrated in five regions: #Oromia (27.4%), #Amhara (24.3%), Southern Ethiopia (13.1%), Southwestern Ethiopia (8.2%), and Central Ethiopia (8.4%). At least one malaria case was reported in 913 woredas, with laboratory confirmation reaching 92.3%. Plasmodium falciparum accounted for 60.8% of confirmed infections.
The update also highlighted that 116,162 children under five suffering from acute malnutrition received lifesaving treatment nationwide during the same period.
In a separate ...
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More than 1.4 million #malaria cases and 51 related deaths were recorded across Ethiopia between 1 September and 31 October 2025, according to UNICEF’s latest Ethiopia Humanitarian Situation Update.
UNICEF reported a total of 1,439,158 malaria cases during the two-month period, noting that infections were heavily concentrated in five regions: #Oromia (27.4%), #Amhara (24.3%), Southern Ethiopia (13.1%), Southwestern Ethiopia (8.2%), and Central Ethiopia (8.4%). At least one malaria case was reported in 913 woredas, with laboratory confirmation reaching 92.3%. Plasmodium falciparum accounted for 60.8% of confirmed infections.
The update also highlighted that 116,162 children under five suffering from acute malnutrition received lifesaving treatment nationwide during the same period.
In a separate ...
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#US sanctions #Colombian citizens for recruiting fighters for #Sudan’s war
The United States government has issued sanctions against four Colombian nationals and the four businesses they help run, accusing them of forming a “transnational network” to profit from Sudan’s civil war.
On Tuesday, the US Treasury published a statement identifying Alvaro Andres Quijano Becerra, Claudia Viviana Oliveros Forero, Mateo Andres Duque Botero and Monica Munoz Ucros as participants in a scheme to recruit former members of Colombia’s military to fight in Sudan.
Once in the East African country, the former soldiers are allegedly used to train the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a paramilitary group that has been locked in a power struggle against Sudan’s government forces.
“The RSF has shown again and again that it is willing to target civilians — including infants and young children. Its brutality has deepened the conflict and destabilized the region, creating the conditions for terrorist groups to grow,” Treasury official John K Hurley said in a statement.
The conflict, the Treasury added, “has provoked the world’s worst ongoing humanitarian crisis”.
Fighting has raged in Sudan since the outbreak of war in April 2023, and more than 12.4 million people have been forced from their homes, contributing to displacement both within the country’s borders and in surrounding areas. More than 3.3 million people have fled Sudan as refugees.
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The United States government has issued sanctions against four Colombian nationals and the four businesses they help run, accusing them of forming a “transnational network” to profit from Sudan’s civil war.
On Tuesday, the US Treasury published a statement identifying Alvaro Andres Quijano Becerra, Claudia Viviana Oliveros Forero, Mateo Andres Duque Botero and Monica Munoz Ucros as participants in a scheme to recruit former members of Colombia’s military to fight in Sudan.
Once in the East African country, the former soldiers are allegedly used to train the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a paramilitary group that has been locked in a power struggle against Sudan’s government forces.
“The RSF has shown again and again that it is willing to target civilians — including infants and young children. Its brutality has deepened the conflict and destabilized the region, creating the conditions for terrorist groups to grow,” Treasury official John K Hurley said in a statement.
The conflict, the Treasury added, “has provoked the world’s worst ongoing humanitarian crisis”.
Fighting has raged in Sudan since the outbreak of war in April 2023, and more than 12.4 million people have been forced from their homes, contributing to displacement both within the country’s borders and in surrounding areas. More than 3.3 million people have fled Sudan as refugees.
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US sanctions Colombian citizens for recruiting fighters for Sudan’s war
The sanctioned individuals are accused of creating a 'transnational network' to send Colombians to fight in Sudan.
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Statistics service says #Ethiopia’s inflation falls to lowest level since 2019 as birr suffers sharpest loss of purchasing power
Ethiopia’s annual headline inflation rate dropped to 10.9% in November 2025, the lowest level recorded since February 2019, according to new data released by the Ethiopian Statistical Service (#ESS). The report was published in the same month the birr experienced what analysts described as the steepest loss of purchasing power in the country’s history.
According to the ESS, November’s inflation figure marks a decline from 11.7% in October, continuing a six-month disinflationary trend. The slowdown was largely driven by a sharp deceleration in non-food inflation, which fell to 11.4% in November from 14.2% the previous month.
Food inflation, however, edged upward, rising to 10.6% in November from 10.2% in October. The ESS attributed the increase to higher ...
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Ethiopia’s annual headline inflation rate dropped to 10.9% in November 2025, the lowest level recorded since February 2019, according to new data released by the Ethiopian Statistical Service (#ESS). The report was published in the same month the birr experienced what analysts described as the steepest loss of purchasing power in the country’s history.
According to the ESS, November’s inflation figure marks a decline from 11.7% in October, continuing a six-month disinflationary trend. The slowdown was largely driven by a sharp deceleration in non-food inflation, which fell to 11.4% in November from 14.2% the previous month.
Food inflation, however, edged upward, rising to 10.6% in November from 10.2% in October. The ESS attributed the increase to higher ...
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#Rwandan-backed rebels push toward strategic town in new offensive in eastern #Congo
Rwandan-backed rebels pushed into the outskirts of the strategic city of Uvira in eastern Congo on Tuesday, local authorities said, as part of a new offensive that the U.N. says has displaced more than 200,000 residents in recent days.
The latest offensive by the Rwandan-backed M23 rebel group comes despite a U.S.-mediated peace agreement signed last week by the Congolese and Rwandan presidents in Washington.
The accord did not include the rebels, who are negotiating separately with the Congo and agreed earlier this year to a ceasefire that both sides accuse the other of violating, but it obliges Rwanda to halt support for armed groups and work to end hostilities.
Marafiki Masimango, a representative of Uvira civil society, said rebels were pushing south into the South Kivu province city late Tuesday and that some of government .....
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Rwandan-backed rebels pushed into the outskirts of the strategic city of Uvira in eastern Congo on Tuesday, local authorities said, as part of a new offensive that the U.N. says has displaced more than 200,000 residents in recent days.
The latest offensive by the Rwandan-backed M23 rebel group comes despite a U.S.-mediated peace agreement signed last week by the Congolese and Rwandan presidents in Washington.
The accord did not include the rebels, who are negotiating separately with the Congo and agreed earlier this year to a ceasefire that both sides accuse the other of violating, but it obliges Rwanda to halt support for armed groups and work to end hostilities.
Marafiki Masimango, a representative of Uvira civil society, said rebels were pushing south into the South Kivu province city late Tuesday and that some of government .....
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#Ethiopia: Wolaita New Year festival ‘Gifaataa’ inscribed on #UNESCO intangible heritage list
#Gifaataa, the New Year festival of the #Wolaita people, has been added to UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, according to an announcement by UNESCO.
The decision was approved during a session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage held this week in India.
Gifaataa, celebrated annually between mid-September and early October, marks the beginning of the new year for the Wolaita community. In the days leading up to the festival, families clean their homes and surroundings, reconcile disputes, and return to their villages to observe the holiday together.
The main day of Gifaataa is marked by family gatherings, the sharing of raw meat and local beer, and blessings offered by elders. Evening ....
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#Gifaataa, the New Year festival of the #Wolaita people, has been added to UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, according to an announcement by UNESCO.
The decision was approved during a session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage held this week in India.
Gifaataa, celebrated annually between mid-September and early October, marks the beginning of the new year for the Wolaita community. In the days leading up to the festival, families clean their homes and surroundings, reconcile disputes, and return to their villages to observe the holiday together.
The main day of Gifaataa is marked by family gatherings, the sharing of raw meat and local beer, and blessings offered by elders. Evening ....
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National Dialogue Commission briefs diplomats, cites #Tigray situation and political party boycotts as key challenges
The #Ethiopian National Dialogue Commission (#ENDC) on 9 December briefed ambassadors and diplomatic representatives in Addis Abeba on the progress of the National Dialogue, its upcoming priorities, and the key obstacles it continues to face.
Commissioner Ambaye Ogato (Phd) outlined the status of the process and the challenges encountered. He emphasized that the National Dialogue aims ultimately to “end the political process where citizens' lives are unnecessarily lost.”
Commissioner Ambaye also outlined key challenges, including the spread of misinformation on social media, the situation in the Tigray region affecting the rollout of the process, and the decision of some political parties to abstain from participation.
He stressed that the dialogue “will bring about...
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The #Ethiopian National Dialogue Commission (#ENDC) on 9 December briefed ambassadors and diplomatic representatives in Addis Abeba on the progress of the National Dialogue, its upcoming priorities, and the key obstacles it continues to face.
Commissioner Ambaye Ogato (Phd) outlined the status of the process and the challenges encountered. He emphasized that the National Dialogue aims ultimately to “end the political process where citizens' lives are unnecessarily lost.”
Commissioner Ambaye also outlined key challenges, including the spread of misinformation on social media, the situation in the Tigray region affecting the rollout of the process, and the decision of some political parties to abstain from participation.
He stressed that the dialogue “will bring about...
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#Op_ed: Isaias’ #Eritrea Rejecting Prosperity to Preserve Poverty: How one-man dictatorship harms Horn of #Africa
Three decades after independence, Eritrea, under President Isaias Afwerki, remains “one of Africa’s most closed and militarized states,” notes Miessa Elema Robe. He argues this is deliberate: “prosperity is treated as a threat” and “isolation is used to preserve political control.”
Miessa contends that Eritrea’s strategic #Red_Sea ports remain underdeveloped because “the regime views openness as a threat and isolation as a form of security.” In contrast, #Ethiopia’s approach to its "quest for sea access" is “shaped by historical realities, geographic necessity, international law, developmental logic, and diplomatic principles.”
Click the link below to read the full article and explore the author’s proposal of “five rationales behind Ethiopia’s quest for sea access.”
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Three decades after independence, Eritrea, under President Isaias Afwerki, remains “one of Africa’s most closed and militarized states,” notes Miessa Elema Robe. He argues this is deliberate: “prosperity is treated as a threat” and “isolation is used to preserve political control.”
Miessa contends that Eritrea’s strategic #Red_Sea ports remain underdeveloped because “the regime views openness as a threat and isolation as a form of security.” In contrast, #Ethiopia’s approach to its "quest for sea access" is “shaped by historical realities, geographic necessity, international law, developmental logic, and diplomatic principles.”
Click the link below to read the full article and explore the author’s proposal of “five rationales behind Ethiopia’s quest for sea access.”
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#Ethiopia: Addis Abeba among Africa’s 10 most expensive cities for renters as 2025 closes
#Addis_Abeba has been ranked among the ten African cities with the highest rent prices as 2025 comes to a close, according to a new analysis by businessinsider.com, which draws on data from Numbeo, an online global database.
The assessment places Addis Abeba at a Rent Index of 22 and 202nd globally, making it one of the continent’s costliest cities for tenants. By comparison, #Cape_Town registered an index of 21 (global rank 218), while #Kigali stood at 16 (global rank 264).
Business Insider reports that soaring rental prices have become a defining challenge for urban residents across Africa this year. High housing costs are increasingly forcing individuals and families to relocate to distant suburbs, driving up transport expenses, lengthening commute times, & contributing to productivity...
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#Addis_Abeba has been ranked among the ten African cities with the highest rent prices as 2025 comes to a close, according to a new analysis by businessinsider.com, which draws on data from Numbeo, an online global database.
The assessment places Addis Abeba at a Rent Index of 22 and 202nd globally, making it one of the continent’s costliest cities for tenants. By comparison, #Cape_Town registered an index of 21 (global rank 218), while #Kigali stood at 16 (global rank 264).
Business Insider reports that soaring rental prices have become a defining challenge for urban residents across Africa this year. High housing costs are increasingly forcing individuals and families to relocate to distant suburbs, driving up transport expenses, lengthening commute times, & contributing to productivity...
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Coming up today: The Standard Signal | Ep. 5: The Amhara Region Crisis - State Unraveling, Human Cost, and Manufactured Peace
This episode of The Standard Signal brings Hone Mandefro, scholar and human rights advocate, for a searing look at the Amhara regional state - from the origins of the war and its resulting mass atrocities and forced displacement to the collapse of institutional accountability.
How did Ethiopia’s political core become engulfed in war so quickly, and with such devastating human cost?
How do we understand both the structural political failure and the human catastrophe it continues to produce? Is there a way to prevent a protracted insurgency without an end, or, however unlikely, a genuine political reset? What does the announcement of the recent “peace agreement” mean? And what does real accountability look like?
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This episode of The Standard Signal brings Hone Mandefro, scholar and human rights advocate, for a searing look at the Amhara regional state - from the origins of the war and its resulting mass atrocities and forced displacement to the collapse of institutional accountability.
How did Ethiopia’s political core become engulfed in war so quickly, and with such devastating human cost?
How do we understand both the structural political failure and the human catastrophe it continues to produce? Is there a way to prevent a protracted insurgency without an end, or, however unlikely, a genuine political reset? What does the announcement of the recent “peace agreement” mean? And what does real accountability look like?
Subscribe here to watch the full episode: https://youtube.com/@AddisStandard
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#Ethiopian FM meets Palestinian counterpart as #AU chair renews solidarity with #Palestine
Ethiopian Foreign Minister #Gedion Timothewos (PhD) met yesterday with #Varsen Aghabekian Shahin, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of the State of Palestine, for discussions focused on regional peace and security, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced.
The meeting came on the same day the African Union (AU) Commission marked the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People at an event in Addis Abeba, where AU Commission Chairperson Mahamoud Ali Youssouf delivered remarks underscoring the continent’s long-standing support for Palestine.
According to an AU statement, the Chairperson said the Union “stands firm” in its backing of the Palestinian people’s rights and aspirations, describing solidarity as a “moral imperative.” He reaffirmed the AU’s position supporting the..
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Ethiopian Foreign Minister #Gedion Timothewos (PhD) met yesterday with #Varsen Aghabekian Shahin, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of the State of Palestine, for discussions focused on regional peace and security, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced.
The meeting came on the same day the African Union (AU) Commission marked the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People at an event in Addis Abeba, where AU Commission Chairperson Mahamoud Ali Youssouf delivered remarks underscoring the continent’s long-standing support for Palestine.
According to an AU statement, the Chairperson said the Union “stands firm” in its backing of the Palestinian people’s rights and aspirations, describing solidarity as a “moral imperative.” He reaffirmed the AU’s position supporting the..
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New report says #Ethiopia’s democratic gains replaced by “Illusion of Progress,” accuses government of systematic crackdown
Two major international human rights organizations have accused the Ethiopian government of replacing early political reforms with a coordinated campaign to suppress civic space and silence human rights defenders, warning that the country’s democratic opening has devolved into what they describe as an “illusion of progress.”
The report, “The Illusion of Progress: Ethiopia’s Human Rights Defenders Under Attack”, was released in December 2025 by The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a joint initiative of the International Federation for Human Rights (#FIDH) & the World Organisation Against Torture (#OMCT).
According to the findings, Ethiopia initially experienced meaningful reforms after Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed took office in April 2018, including the release of political prisoners, the closure of the notorious...
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Two major international human rights organizations have accused the Ethiopian government of replacing early political reforms with a coordinated campaign to suppress civic space and silence human rights defenders, warning that the country’s democratic opening has devolved into what they describe as an “illusion of progress.”
The report, “The Illusion of Progress: Ethiopia’s Human Rights Defenders Under Attack”, was released in December 2025 by The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a joint initiative of the International Federation for Human Rights (#FIDH) & the World Organisation Against Torture (#OMCT).
According to the findings, Ethiopia initially experienced meaningful reforms after Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed took office in April 2018, including the release of political prisoners, the closure of the notorious...
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#US Lawmaker tables resolution condemning rights violations in #Ethiopia, calls for global Magnitsky sanctions
A United States lawmaker has introduced a new congressional resolution condemning what it describes as widespread human rights violations by the Ethiopian government, with a particular focus on abuses against Christians and other religious communities.
The measure, introduced by Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA), urges the U.S. Secretary of State to deploy all available diplomatic tools—including targeted sanctions—to protect civilians and hold Ethiopian officials accountable.
The resolution sharply criticizes the Ethiopian government for actions it says “threaten regional stability, violate fundamental human rights, and undermine the strategic interests of the United States in the Horn of Africa.”
It cites allegations of war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide, as well as what it describes as violence, ...
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A United States lawmaker has introduced a new congressional resolution condemning what it describes as widespread human rights violations by the Ethiopian government, with a particular focus on abuses against Christians and other religious communities.
The measure, introduced by Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA), urges the U.S. Secretary of State to deploy all available diplomatic tools—including targeted sanctions—to protect civilians and hold Ethiopian officials accountable.
The resolution sharply criticizes the Ethiopian government for actions it says “threaten regional stability, violate fundamental human rights, and undermine the strategic interests of the United States in the Horn of Africa.”
It cites allegations of war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide, as well as what it describes as violence, ...
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