Abiy on the spot over kicking out UN workers, stopping aid to Tigray region

Addis protest

Protesters outside WFP offices in Addis Ababa. PHOTO | FILE 

Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is set to form a new government, following a landslide victory for his Prosperity Party in the General Election. But the victory is bitter-sweet as he suffers a blot on his international stature over accusations of abetting atrocities in Tigray.

On Thursday, Abiy’s administration twisted the knife into the Tigrayan humanitarian crisis when it expelled key UN officials charged with co-ordinating aid to the displaced. His action was condemned by the UN and the US.