Letter to MP about Tigray War
Dear Afzal Khan, I am writing to raise concerns about the UK government's approach to the current conflict in Ethiopia. Letter to Afzal Khan MP 1.1.2022 There is a widespread opinion among Ethiopians that the UK is part of a campaign led by the United States to undermine the government of Ethiopia in its struggle against the TPLF insurgency. The war has been marked by atrocities on all sides and the manipulation of relief aid. The opinion is that humanitarian concerns have been used as a cover to support the rebels, who initiated the war with a self proclaimed pre-emptive strike on the Ethiopian Army in November last year, and who rejected a ceasefire from the Government to pursue the war into neighbouring provinces. The United States has punished the Government by cancelling a trade agreement with Ethiopia. It has entered into discussions with the TPLF, and has urged citizens to leave citing the risk that Addis Ababa was about to fall, sparking unwarranted fear among Ethiop...