Biden signs executive order authorizing new Ethiopia sanctions amid reports of atrocities
CNN
President Joe Biden signed a new executive order Friday authorizing broad sanctions against those involved in perpetrating the ongoing conflict in Ethiopia as reports of atrocities continue to emerge from the Tigray region.
The administration "is prepared to take aggressive action" under the new executive order unless the parties -- including the Ethiopian government, the Eritrean government, the Tigray People's Liberation Front, and the Amhara Regional Government --"take meaningful steps to enter into talks for a negotiated ceasefire and allow for unhindered humanitarian access," a senior administration official told reporters.
This official said the administration is looking to see action within "weeks, not months." Biden approved the executive order after the administration has "telegraphed for months that the parties need to change course," a second senior administration official said.