US not in a rush to sanction officials over Tigray war: envoy
A tank damaged during the fighting between Ethiopia's National Defense Force (ENDF) and Tigray Special Forces stands on the outskirts of Humera town in Ethiopia on July 1, 2021. PHOTO | REUTERS
The US government has indicated that it will not rush to use the sanctions card against the warring factions in Ethiopia even though fresh fighting has broken out and Eritrea has rejoined the war.
In a digital media briefing on September 20, the US Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa, Mike Hammer, said that Washington’s main objective was to have the Tigrayan Regional Authority and the Government of Ethiopia to stop fighting, and accept and participate in the African Union (AU)-led peace process.
