A post shared in Ethiopia alleged that the US imposed new sanctions on Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s government in November 2022 over human rights violations in parts of the country. As a result, it alleged, Ethiopian leaders would be barred from attending a December summit with US and African leaders in Washington DC. But the claims are false: the US State Department told AFP Fact Check that no fresh sanctions had been imposed on Ethiopia recently, nor have its leaders been blocked from attending the event. The sanctions targeted four groups and two individuals deemed responsible for human rights abuses, violence, unrest, and the obstruction of humanitarian efforts. Since 2021, however, the US has not imposed any new sanctions related to the Tigray war.

Source: Ethiopian News December 08, 2022 22:05 UTC