The White House will eject Ethiopia from a trade program between sub-Saharan African countries and the United States over human rights violations, according to a White House statement.
The White House will eject Ethiopia from a trade program between sub-Saharan African countries and the United States over human rights violations, according to a statement Thursday.
Ethiopia was found to be in violation of section 506a of the African Growth and Opportunity Act , the statement added. The clause stipulates that eligible nations must not engage in"gross violations of internationally recognized human rights." The move comes after a CNN investigation earlier this year. President Joe Biden formally announced the decision in a proclamation, a month after he informed Congress that he intended to terminate Ethiopia's membership of the deal.
Blinken warns Ethiopia could be on a 'path to destruction' 04:21An investigation by CNN released in early October found that the Ethiopian government has used the country's flagship commercial airline, Ethiopian Airlines -- a key AGOA beneficiary -- to shuttle weapons to and from neighboring Eritrea during the course of the war. Ethiopian Airlines said in a statement that it"strongly" refuted the findings of the investigation.
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