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The United States strongly condemns the attack carried out by the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) in Ethiopia on the airport in Asmara, Eritrea, on November 14.

The United States Government has partnered with the Ethiopian Ministry of Defense to strengthen the capacity of the Ethiopian National Defense Forces by providing equipment this week.

Taking over the U.S and China markets, European countries have become the major importers of Ethiopian commodities during the budget year of Ethiopia concluded July 7, 2020.

The U.S. government has donated a shipment of 250 state-of-the-art ventilators and other critical care equipment to assist Ethiopia with its response to COVID-19.

Since the outbreak of COVID-19, the United States Government has committed over $37 million to Ethiopia to help mitigate the spread of the virus.

The United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) issued a statement indicating that al-Shabaab is releasing false information following April 10 U.S. airstrike in Somalia.

The United States, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), is providing an additional $10 million in humanitarian assistance to support regional operations to control locusts in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia. The locust invasion has been damaging crops and plants in the three countries for the past several months.

The United States and the National Elections Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) signed a memorandum of understanding for a new $30.4 million program to support the upcoming August 2020 national elections of Ethiopia.