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At first glance, George Bolton was exactly what Ethiopia’s state media needed.
His Twitter account, featuring a photo of a distinguished-looking man and the façade of the United Nations headquarters in New York, identified him as a “political analyst and humanitarian” and a former UN diplomat. His tweets faithfully supported the Ethiopian government in the Tigray war, even as evidence of military atrocities mounted.
The East African
Friday January 22 2021
People walk next to an abandoned tank belonging to Tigrayan forces south of the town of Mehoni, Ethiopia, on December 11, 2020. Ethiopia and Somalia have denied that Somali troops were sent to fight in the Tigray war. PHOTO | EDUARDO SOTERAS | AFP
Summary
Somalia’s Information Minister Osman Abukar Dubbe said no Somali forces were involved in the Tigray conflict in Ethiopia.
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Ethiopia has joined Somalia in refuting claims that Mogadishu sent troops to fight in the Tigray war under a secret plan.
Ethiopian Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesman Dina Mufti said the country did not request for Somalia’s support in the crackdown against the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF).