Secretary-General Extremely Concerned over Declared State of Emergency in Ethiopia

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary‑General António Guterres: The Secretary‑General is extremely concerned by the escalation of violence in Ethiopia and the recent declaration of a state of emergency. The stability of Ethiopia and the wider region is at stake. The Secretary‑General reiterates his call for an immediate cessation […]

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US Expresses Alarm Over Reports of Escalation of War in Ethiopia

WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressed “alarm” Monday over reports that forces from Ethiopia’s Tigray region have advanced into Dessie and Kombolcha, two towns in the neighboring Amhara region. “All parties must stop military operations and begin ceasefire negotiations without preconditions,” Blinken wrote in a Twitter post. The Ethiopian government accused the Tigrayan […]

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