WHO ‘sets aside’ Ethiopia's request to probe Tedros links to TPLF

WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on January 21, 2021. AFP PHOTO | CHRIS BLACK | WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION

A World Health Organization (WHO) official said on Monday that the global body would postpone a decision on Ethiopia's request to investigate its leader for allegedly supporting rebellious forces fighting the Ethiopian government.

WHO Executive Board chair Patrick Amoth made the statement at a meeting of the board in Geneva where current director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus’ bid for a second term as head of the UN agency is due to be discussed.