The US on Friday imposed sanctions on the Eritrean army and different people and entities as Washington steps up stress on events to the battle to carry an finish to preventing in northern Ethiopia.
In a press release, the US Treasury Division stated it blacklisted Eritrea’s ruling political get together the Individuals’s Entrance for Democracy and Justice (PFDJ), the get together’s financial adviser and the pinnacle of the Eritrean nationwide safety workplace, accusing them of contributing to the battle in neighboring Ethiopia.
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The Eritrean info minister, Ethiopian authorities spokesperson Legesse Tulu and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s spokesperson Billene Seyoum didn’t instantly reply to requests for remark.
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