Africa Business Radio

Western powers have called on the Ethiopian government to stop detaining people based on their ethnicity. The US, UK and others cited reports by human rights groups that many Tigrayans were being rounded up, including priests, the elderly and mothers with their children. They said people were being held without charge in inhumane conditions. The government denies it is targeting any ethnic group. It says individuals who are suspected of supporting the Tigray People's Liberation Front and its ally the Oromo Liberation Army have been arrested. The government says it has made significant gains against Tigrayan forces in recent days.