Ethiopia berates US move to end trade deal
Ethiopia government has expressed disappointment over the US move to withdraw a deal for duty-free exports to the US.
The US plans to suspend the duty-free rights under the trade pact for Ethiopia, Mali and Guinea over human rights and democracy concerns.
On Tuesday, President Joe Biden in a letter to the US congress cited Ethiopia as being in gross violations of internationally recognised human rights.
Mali and guinea are being suspended over the coups that have taken place in recent months.
But on Tuesday, the Ethiopian trade ministry said the decision must be reversed by 1 January next year.