President Biden is losing patience with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali

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May 27, 2021

President Biden is losing patience with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali

Currently, the world finds itself facing a multitude of challenges caused by factors such as the coronavirus pandemic and climate change as well as numerous humanitarian crises and human rights abuses, such as those in Ethiopia’s Tigray region.

As President Joseph R. Biden Jr. is losing patience with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali. these findings came on Wednesday 26 May 2021 at midnight Mr. Biden issued a furious statement, decrying the humanitarian tragedy unfolding in Ethiopia and saying that enough was enough.

President Biden is losing patience with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali

All these human rights abuses have to stop with an immediate effect and earlier this week being the last week of May 2021, the Biden administration has imposed visa restrictions on Ethiopian and Eritrean officials.

And on Wednesday, USAID Administrator Samantha Power acknowledged that a USAID partner had been killed in Tigray, reportedly by Ethiopian and Eritrean forces.

Many others have been gunned down there since the Tigray conflict exploded on November 4, 2020. Mr. Biden called on leaders and institutions to work together for a resolution.

The American leader has almost exhausted his options and he is trying to use the last available option to make sure that peace and order are returned to Ethiopian nationals.

He has sent his personal friend Senator Chris Coons to try to persuade Abiy Ahmed, the Prime Minister of Ethiopia to work toward peace and allow humanitarian aid into Tigray, northern Ethiopia.

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He has also sent Jeffrey Feltman, his special envoy to the region to talk to all partners and find peace. The US Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield also got involved.

The Secretary of State Antony Blinken has also personally spoken with Ethiopian leaders and called for peace to rain. The US has also involved regional bodies, including the African Union. Africa Union full of corrupt Africa leaders who have collectively kept Africa in bad shape she was now

The Prime Minister of Ethiopia, who won the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize, just a year after he was selected to lead the country following the resignation of the former Prime Minister rebuffed all the peace moves.

Now, President Biden, the African Union, and others are fed up. The crisis is worsening, and the WHO is warning that without humanitarian access, northern Ethiopia may soon be on the brink of chaos and tragedy.