WASHINGTON, 13 January 2022, (TON): US President Joe Biden has raised concerns about civilian deaths caused by recent air strikes in Ethiopia during a call with Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.
This follows reports that more than 50 displaced people were killed in an air strike in north-west Tigray.
A White House statement said “the US president welcomed the release of opposition leaders and pledged support in finding a peaceful end to the war with Tigrayan rebels.”
Relations have not been good between Washington and Addis Ababa where the government has been upset by repeated criticism of human rights abuses during the war with Tigrayan rebels.
The fact that Mr Biden and Mr Abiy held a phone conversation at all is perhaps a sign of progress.
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