US announces targeted visa restrictions for some Ethiopians

The US State Department has imposed visa restrictions on hardline Tigray People's Liberation Front members and their families, citing their role in undermining peace in Ethiopia.

US announces targeted visa restrictions for some Ethiopians
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​The U.S. ​State Department announced ‌visa restrictions ​targeting people it said were undermining ‌peace in Ethiopia on Thursday, focused on hardliners in the Tigray ‌People’s Liberation Front and their ‌immediate family members.

"Rising tensions between Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) hardliners and the ⁠Ethiopian ​government ⁠have threatened to reignite the conflict in ⁠northern Ethiopia and undermine peace and ​security across the entire region," ⁠the State Department said in a ⁠statement.

"This ​visa restriction policy targets individuals who are responsible for, ⁠or complicit in, undermining resolution to ⁠the crisis ⁠in the Tigray region," it said.

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