The United States Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, is due in Addis Ababa next week for talks with the government over the current political situation, Addis Standard news portal reports. “The current political crisis in Ethiopia will surely take a center stage during all the discussions with Ethiopian officials,” the source added. Exercise increased caution when traveling in Ethiopia due to the potential for civil unrest and communications disruptions. U.S. embassy in Addis Ababa refused to comment on the information of its top diplomat’s scheduled visit to Addis Ababa later on next week. summit in January 2018 stated that he was going to send Tillerson on an African visit.

Source: Ethiopian News March 01, 2018 19:26 UTC