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Ethiopia’s Debretsion ‘seeking refuge’ in Juba – official confirms

2 years ago
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Chairman of the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) Dr. Debretsion Gebremichael speaks during an interview in Mekele Tigray region of Ethiopia, 8 June 2019. [Photo by /EPA/EFE]
Chairman of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) Dr. Debretsion Gebremichael speaks during an interview in Mekele Tigray region of Ethiopia, 8 June 2019. [Photo by /EPA/EFE]
JUBA – A senior South Sudan government official is saying that Ethiopian rebel leader, Debretsion Gebremichael, is in the world’s youngest country’s capital to seek refuge, less than one month after the country’s foreign ministry denied reports that he was in the country.

Last month, two senior South Sudan embassy staffs in Addis Ababa claimed in emails to Sudans Post that the Ethiopian government had gave them a 72-hour ultimatum to leave the country allegedly to protest a visit by the Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al Sisi to Juba.

Other media outlets in Juba also claimed without evident that the Egyptian leader had met the Ethiopian rebel leader, something that turned out to be untrue the following day.

Speaking to Sudans Post this morning, a South Sudan official who said he has direct knowledge of the matter said the Ethiopian leader had visited the country a three days before Al-Sisi’s visit, but returned a day later to an East African country and did not meet al-Sisi.

“Debretsion was here before President Sisi visited Juba,” the official who refused to be named said in an interview with Sudans Post in Juba this morning. “When he came, he came here on November 25 and returned to one of the East African countries the same day and he didn’t meet al-Sisi and he didn’t also request to meet al-Sisi.”

The senior government official who said he personally met Debretsion said the Ethiopian opposition leader had requested President Salva Kiir’s government to mediate days after Abiy Ahmed gave his forces 72 hours to surrender, saying the world’s youngest country could play an important role in resolving the Tigray crisis.

“When he came, he was asking for President Salva Kiir mediation. He was in Uganda when he came here.  He said that South Sudan can play an important role and he was told that we are not working separately from the region and was told to contact the IGAD instead,” the official said.

“This was what was discussed, but now he has returned and he is seeking refuge and safety and is not here to seek assistant against the Ethiopian government. He is here to seek refuge,” the official said, adding that “the government of South Sudan is not ready to support those acting outside law against their enforcement.”

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Comments 6

  1. abe says:
    2 years ago

    Another fake news.

    Reply
  2. belete says:
    2 years ago

    fake news

    Reply
    • Mike taler says:
      2 years ago

      Fake news

      Reply
  3. S.A says:
    2 years ago

    What a fake news you are entertaining ,I think you are so smart to use such news ,so that somebody forced to tell you Debres where about

    Reply
  4. Alsis says:
    2 years ago

    Are you sure guys?

    Reply
  5. Atsbeha says:
    2 years ago

    Fake newes MF
    It reflects your idiotic character

    Reply

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