What began in November 2020 as a short military intervention against the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) has since developed into a protracted regional conflict. Ethiopia is a major recipient of German development assistance. German Development Minister Gerd Müller at an Ethiopian textile factory: Ethiopia is a major development partnerThe EU responded to the Tigray crisis by freezing almost €90 billion ($109 billion) in budget support payments last December. This, the spokesperson said, "includes [launching] a political process to resolve the Tigray conflict and holding credible parliamentary elections." Many Ethiopians have fled to Sudan from the Tigray conflictMoreover, Schreiber wants Germany to cut its economic cooperation with the African country.

Source: Ethiopian News February 22, 2021 17:48 UTC