US envoy calls for ‘immediate withdrawal’ of Eritrean forces from Tigray
Washington’s warning comes as Congress members push for sanctions on Asmara
Tigrayan refugees wait in line to receive food from Muslim Aid at Hamdeyat Transition Center near the Sudan-Ethiopia border, eastern Sudan, on Wednesday. AP
US envoy for the Horn of Africa Jeffrey Feltman called on Friday for Eritrean troops to “immediately withdraw” from Ethiopia’s Tigray region, where the seven-month conflict has put over five million civilians at risk.
In a week-long trip to Ethiopia, Eritrea, Sudan and Egypt that concluded on Wednesday, Mr Feltman relayed directly to Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki the need to remove his troops from Tigray.