Agence France Presse published on 10 March 2021 an article titled "Blinken Condemns 'Ethnic Cleansing' in Ethiopia's Tigray" by Shaun Tandon.
Testifying before Congress on 10 March, Secretary of State Antony Blinken described violence in Ethiopia's western Tigray Region as "ethnic cleansing" as he pressed for a prompt investigation, aid and the departure of Eritrean troops.
