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May 2021

Statement by President Joe Biden on the Crisis in Ethiopia

Statement by President Joe Biden on the Crisis in Ethiopia

MAY 26, 2021 • STATEMENTS AND RELEASES I am deeply concerned by the escalating violence and the hardening of regional and ethnic divisions in multiple parts of Ethiopia. The large-scale human rights abuses taking place in Tigray, including widespread sexual violence, are unacceptable and must end. Families of every background and ethnic heritage deserve to

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The Biden Administration’s Policy Move from Ethiopia as an Ally to that of Adversary is Provocative and Dangerous

Aklog Birara (Dr) May 26, 2021. Without unity, there is no peace” President Joe Biden, Inaugural Speech, January 2021 Part I of III I was in high school when Senator William Fulbright, Chairman of the United States Foreign Relations Committee that is today chaired by Senator Robert Menendez of New Jersey wrote “The Arrogance of

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On Determinants of U.S. Foreign Policy in the Digital Age

Vision Ethiopia Policy Statement May 26, 2021 On Determinants of U.S. Foreign Policy in the Digital Age: Disinformation, Money and Connections Background On May 23, 2021, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, announced visa sanctions against Ethiopian and Eritrean government officials and other individuals who are “… responsible for or complicit in undermining the resolution

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Federal court discontinues witness testimony of former House Speaker against former senior TPLF members

By: Mahlet Fasil According to the defense team, the first prosecutor witness, former speaker of Ethiopian’s House of Federation and TPLF central committee member Keriya Ibrahim was arraigned in court to give her testimony. She refused to testify against the defendants in the file which includes veteran TPLF officials Sebhat Nega, Ambassador Abay Woldu and

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ETHIOPIA: THE ISSUE OF THE NILE RIVER’S OWNERSHIP

By Kidane Alemayehu ABSTRACT Although it is a well known fact that Ethiopia is the source of 86% of the Nile River water that cascades through the Sudan to Egypt, its ownership of the important natural resource including the soil that is carried from Ethiopia to the two countries is not accorded the necessary recognition.

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Press Statement: On the U.S. Decision to Impose Visa Restrictions on Ethiopian Officials

May 24, 2021 Ethiopian Embassy in Washington DC The Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia finds it unfortunate to learn about the decision by the United States to continue exerting undue pressure on Ethiopia by imposing visa restrictions on Ethiopian officials. This is in addition to its previous decisions to restrict economic and

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Ethiopia denounces U.S. decision to impose visa restrictions on Ethiopian officials

ADDIS ABABA, May 24 (Xinhua) — The Ethiopian government on Monday denounced the decision by the U.S. administration to impose visa restrictions on Ethiopian officials in connection with the conflict in the Tigray region of Ethiopia. On Sunday, the U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, announced visa restrictions for any current or former Ethiopian or

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Open Letter to President Biden: The Plight of the Amhara People Is not a Fiction”

Yimer Muhe May 24, 2021 Mr. President, the last five decades have been hell for Ethiopia and its people, specially, with the last three years standing out as the most excruciating and agonizing. Though the prior 27 years under the most brutal TPLF leadership were unrivaled in what happened to the country and its people

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Ethiopian government official, six others killed by suspected rebels

ADDIS ABABA, May 24 (Xinhua) — Suspected Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) rebels have killed an Ethiopian government official and six other people, state owned Ethiopia News Agency (ENA) reported on Monday. ENA reported the Head of Gelana locality Security Administration Bureau at West Guji zone of Ethiopia’s Oromia regional state was killed along with six

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