Tigray leader says region losing gold without benefit

FILE - Getachew Reda, representative of the Tigray People's Liberation Front, looks on during a news conference at the Department of International Relations and Cooperation offices in Pretoria, South Africa, on Nov. 2, 2022.

Ethiopia’s prime minister recently touted the country’s mining resources and said the industry could achieve a historic milestone by generating up to $2 billion in gold revenue this year. He made the comment while inaugurating a gold exploration and mining factory in the Gambella Region.