"I had all the documents, there was no reason to stop me," the San Diego-based deacon told AFP. Zenebu Negusse, 52, told AFP she too was targeted while attempting to board her US-bound flight. The US government drafted a plan to evacuate Americans trapped in Tigray as fighting spread toward Addis Ababa in November 2021. The 36-year-old had reached out to the State Department and the US Embassy in Addis Ababa to ask for help. "Everyone gave me the run around," she told AFP, fighting back tears.

Source: Ethiopian News December 21, 2022 09:48 UTC