Blinken and Abiy Ahmed discuss security challenges in the Horn of Africa

September 29, 2023 (pen) US Secretary of State Anthony J. Yesterday, Thursday, Blinken and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed addressed the security challenges in the Horn of Africa and the common goal of a united, peaceful and prosperous Ethiopia. They also stressed the importance of improving humanitarian oversight to allow the resumption of food aid..

Blinken expressed his concern about the situation in the Amhara and Oromia regions and stressed the need to promote a peaceful solution through political dialogue and the protection of human rights.

Secretary Blinken welcomed the work underway to create a genuine, credible, and inclusive transitional justice process.