Addis Abeba — The opposition Afar People's Party (APP) called on the "International Community to address the humanitarian crisis taking place in Northern part of Afar Region with urgent humanitarian assistance." It also said the international community should "pressure TPLF to withdraw immediately and unconditionally from Afar Regional State and respect the constitutional sovereignty of Afar Regional State." APP Full statement:Urgent appeal to the International Community by Afar People's Party in Ethiopiathe Afar Regional State is neighboring to Amhara, Oromia, Somali and Tigray regions, while internationally bordering to Djibouti and Eritrea. Afar People's Party is a legally registered political party that has been chairing the Ethiopian Political Parities Joint Council and participated in national election 2021. The Afar Regional Government to clearly follow up and update both media and the general public on current crisis in the region;6.

Source: Ethiopian News March 01, 2022 07:50 UTC