US slaps sanctions on Eritrea military, ruling party for interference in Ethiopia
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Washington (AFP) – The United States slapped sanctions on Eritrea’s military and ruling party Friday, accusing them of contributing to the war in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region. The sanctions targeted the Eritrean Defense Force and Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki’s political party, the People’s Front for Democracy and Justice. Also blacklisted were the head of the Eritrean National Security Office, Abraha Kassa Nemariam; the Hidri Trust, the People’s Front’s holding company; and Hagos Ghebrehiwet Kidan, an economic advisor for the party. The US Treasury said in a statement that since a co…